title: Validation of resonance frequency analysis by comparing implant stability quotient values with histomorphometric data.
abstract: The study was designed to determine the relationship between implant stability quotient (ISQ) values measured using resonance frequency analysis (RFA) and implant-bone distance measured histomorphometrically. Ten identical implants were equally divided into 2 groups based on primary stability at placement. Osteotomies were prepared in harvested goat femurs. ISQ values were measured and compared with implant-bone distance determined by micrometry. Based on the results, it was concluded that RFA can be used to measure implant stability reliably.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India. drkunnekel@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ashish Thomas
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Kunnekel
authors.forename: K Chandrasekharan
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: E Munirathnam
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Naidu
authors.forename: Gomathinayagam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sivagami
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015921:Dental Implants; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery; D006041:Goats; D016348:Osseointegration; D014732:Vibration
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants