title: Evaluation of stability of titanium and hydroxyapatite-coated osseointegrated dental implants: a pilot study.
abstract: An endosseous implant is described as osseointegrated when it is immobile in function. Objective measures of stability testing have been described. The Periotest is a commercially available device that is used for this purpose. This study was designed to measure stability of endosseous implants placed in the mandible. Implants were placed in the mandibular canine or first premolar area to support an overdenture prosthesis. Stability was evaluated through the use of a Periotest device at the time of implant placement and following one year of functional loading. Implant designs were either a screw-shaped titanium alloy or a hydroxyapatite-coated cylinder. A total of 54 implants were placed, 37 were titanium screw-shaped implants, while the remaining 17 were hydroxyapatite cylinders. Initial measurements of stability showed no difference due to implant type. Following one year of functional loading, titanium screw-shaped implants were more stable than hydroxyapatite implants (P < 0.05). The difference in implant rigidity following a period of functional loading may be an indication of a difference in osseointegration between the two implants used in this study.
authors: Department of Stomatology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. simunek_antonin@email.cz
authors: Antonin
authors: A
authors: Simunek
authors: Jarmila
authors: J
authors: Vokurkova
authors: Dana
authors: D
authors: Kopecka
authors: Martin
authors: M
authors: Celko
authors: Radek
authors: R
authors: Mounajjed
authors: Iva
authors: I
authors: Krulichova
authors: Zuzana
authors: Z
authors: Skrabkova
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000497:Alloys; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001641:Bicuspid; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry; D003481:Cuspid; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000295:instrumentation; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry; D004548:Elasticity; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration; D010517:Periodontics / Q000295:instrumentation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry; D016474:Weight-Bearing
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D003722:Dental Alloys; D015921:Dental Implants; C031462:titanium alloy (TiAl6V4); D017886:Durapatite; D014025:Titanium