title: Comparison of Periotest values of integrated implants with and without healing abutments: a pilot study.
abstract: The role of the Periotest in the clinical evaluation of osseointegration has been well documented. Some clinicians have used the initial Periotest values at second-stage surgery as a baseline to measure changes in integration at the bone-implant interface over time. The purpose of this pilot study was to compare Periotest values made with and without healing abutments in place. A statistically significant difference was found between the Periotest values that were recorded with and without healing abutments, with the values without the healing abutments being more negative and suggestive of greater osseointegration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia 19104-6003, USA.
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Seckinger
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Forshey
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Drummond
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mante
mesh_terms: D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D016348:Osseointegration; D010474:Percussion / Q000295:instrumentation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants