title: The influence of bone quality on Periotest values of endosseous dental implants at stage II surgery.
abstract: Periotest values (Periotest, Siemens AG, Bensheim, Germany) were recorded as a baseline variable at surgical uncovering in the ongoing multicenter, prospective clinical studies of the Dental Implant Clinical Research Group, which uses implants from the Spectra-System (Core-Vent Corporation, Las Vegas, NV). For 2,212 osseointegrated implants, the mean Periotest value (PTV) of mandibular implants was -4.14 (anterior, -4.22; posterior, -4.06) versus -3.24 for maxillary implants (anterior, -2.91; posterior, -3.91). Implants in the densest bone (quality 1) had the lowest mean PTV (-4.13), followed by quality 2 (-4.00), quality 3 (-3.58), and quality 4 (-2.64).
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Northport, NY, USA.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Truhlar
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lauciello
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ochi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015519:Bone Density; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw / Q000473:pathology*; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D016348:Osseointegration; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants