title: Comparative study of the osteoblastic activity of two implant systems (Endopore versus Entegra) utilizing single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT): experimental study in pigs model.
abstract: Implantology has been an important component of dental management for over forty years, and during that period, many configurations of implant materials and methods have been developed. As empirical and clinical research yield new implant materials, there has been need to test and compare these materials to provide the most cost-effective and efficient implants. Evaluation of efficiency of implants has relied heavily on histological and radiological methods, but these one-dimensional measurement methods fail to evaluate the osteoblastic activity and osseointegration properties of putative implants. In this report, we describe the use of a quantitative single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) as a tool for comparing the osseointegrating capabilities of two types of implants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica. chrisogun@yahoo.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ogunsalu
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Diagnostic Imaging Centre, Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Archibald
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Watkins
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stoian
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ezeokoli
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Daisley
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Legall
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lorde
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jaggernauth
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mungal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D005260:Female; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology*; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013552:Swine; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants