title: Bone implant sockets made using three different procedures: a stability study in dogs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study compared the effects of three different methods of preparing bone implant sockets (drilling, osteotomes, and piezoelectric device) on osseointegration using resonance frequency analysis (RFA).
  
  
  METHODS
  An experimental prospective study was designed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten adult beagle dogs were studied. After 5 weeks, 23 out of 28 initially placed implants in the iliac crest were evaluated, comparing these three different procedures of bone implant socket. Student's t-test (paired, two-tailed) was used to reveal differences among the three groups at each time point (SPSS 16.0, IL, USA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  After a 5-week healing period, the implants placed in sockets that were made using an osteotome or piezoelectric device were slightly more stable than those made by drilling. Reduced mechanical and heat injury to the bone is beneficial for maintaining and improving stability during the critical early healing period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using RFA, there was evidence of a slight increase in implant stability in the iliac crest after 5 weeks of healing when the implant socket was made using a piezoelectric device or expansion procedure as compare with the drilling method. Key words:Bone implant sockets, drilling, osteotomes, piezoelectric, resonance frequency analysis, stability.
authors.affiliation: DDS, MSc, PhD, Lecturer. Department of Buccofacial Medicine and Surgery. School of Dentistry, Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.affiliation: DDS, PhD, Lecturer. Department of Buccofacial Medicine and Surgery. School of Dentistry, Complutense University of Madrid. Spain.
authors.forename: Julián
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campo