title: A Prospective Clinical and Radiographic Assessment of Platform-Switched Laser-Microchannel Implants Placed in Limited Interimplant Spaces.
abstract: This multicenter clinical trial of platform-switched laser-microchannel implants supports findings from a previous preclinical trial. Previous information indicated that an interimplant distance narrower than 3 mm would result in decrease in the crestal bone level, but the results of this investigation suggest that a more optimistic clinical result can be anticipated for implants and abutments with a laser-microchannel surface.
authors.forename: Myron
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nevins
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leziy
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Janke
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rasperini
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hanratty
authors.forename: Kirk
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pasquinelli
authors.forename: Tiziano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Testori
authors.forename: Cary A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Shapoff
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013499:Surface Properties; D016896:Treatment Outcome