title: Tensile force testing of optimized coin-shaped titanium implant attachment kinetics in the rabbit tibiae.
abstract: In the present study, the bone response of titanium implants at early bone healing stages, was evaluated using a tensile test. Test surface of coin-shaped cp. titanium implants were standardized by grit blasting with TiO(2), grain size 180-220 microm. The surface topography of the implant specimens was examined by SEM, and by a confocal laser scanner for evaluation of S(a), S(t) and S(dr). The implants were placed onto the leveled site on the tibia of 12 New Zealand White rabbits, 4 implants in each animal. The rabbits were divided into three groups with different observation times i.e. 2, 4 and 6 weeks. The retention of 12 implants were tested by measuring the pull-out force needed to detach the implant from the bone. There was a significant increase in implant retention from 2 to 4 and to 6 weeks healing time (p<0.05). Four implants from each time point were randomly chosen for histological evaluation. The histological appearance of the implant-bone interface at the different healing times showed noticeable differences in the degree of bone healing and maturation, suggesting that, in rabbits, 6 weeks healing time is a suitable observation point for tensile testing of surface optimized osseointegrating implants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Oral Function, Dental Faculty, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1109 Blindern, N-0317 Oslo, Norway. hansr@odont.uio.no
authors.forename: Hans Jacob
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Rønold
authors.forename: Jan Eirik
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ellingsen
authors.forename: Ståle Petter
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Lyngstadaas