title: Wired/Classic and Wireless/Periotest "M" instruments: an in vitro assessment of repeatability of stability measurements.
abstract: This in vitro study evaluated agreement among 10 trained evaluators when assessing implant stability with the Wired/Classic and Wireless/Periotest "M." A difference of 1 Periotest value (PTV) between the wired (-7) and wireless (-8) instruments was observed for the pretest calibration ring. No significant differences were found between the instruments and for all evaluators for all tests (analysis of variance, P < .05). Each instrument can provide meaningful and reproducible recordings of stability measurements.
authors.affiliation: VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich.
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Crum
authors.forename: Harold Frederick
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Sheldon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Winkler
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DesRosiers
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yoshino
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D015921:Dental Implants; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology*; D010517:Periodontics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014732:Vibration
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants