Introduction : Single-drill implant induces bone corticalization during submerged healing: an in vivo pilot study [1]
It is well documented that implant initial bone fixation, known as primary implant stability, represents the pre-requisite to achieve a successful long-term osseointegration [1].
Many studies demonstrated that the implant primary stability is strictly influenced by host bone density [2], fixture geometry [3, 4], and surgical technique used for preparing bone implant bed [5]. Other studies [6, 7] highlighted that host bone quality and fixture macro geometry as main factors able to influence the primary implant stability.
The implant bone site preparation plays a key role in osseointegration development because it allows to obtain an implant bone bed suitable for the fixture dimensions ensuring primary implant stability.
The excessive surgical trauma prior to implant insertion and the bone temperature rise during standard drilling procedures [8] are other crucial factors modifiable by the surgeon, whose importance is often underestimated.
A minimally traumatic bone drilling is strongly recommended to preserve much bone tissue as possible without impairing its healing potential [9].
To this end, several surgical techniques [10] have been proposed to avoid or reduce bone sacrifice during implant placement procedures to enhance primary implant stability and bone quality.
Some authors suggested to undersize the osteotomic implant site with respect to the implant diameter of about 10% in order to reduce bone cutting and enhance primary implant stability [11, 12].
An alternative to implant drilling procedures is represented by the osteotome technique [13] that aimed to compact the bone with the mechanical action of cylindrical steel instruments along the osteotomic walls. This procedure increases the clinical implant success in poor bone density [14] although fractured trabeculae and debris could cause a delay in osseointegration process [15, 16].
The osseodensification (OD) technique, recently introduced by Huwais et al. [17], used special burs in non-cutting rotation mode in order to move bone inside the osteotomic site instead of removing it. This technique allows to preserve native bone and enhance the bone volume around implants [18] supporting high bone contact with the titanium.
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- Abstract : Single-drill implant induces bone corticalization during submerged healing: an in vivo pilot study
- Introduction : Single-drill implant induces bone corticalization during submerged healing: an in vivo pilot study [1]
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- Table 1 Basal bone volume percentage (basal %BV) was compared to %BV around implants after 2 months of healing in both groups. %BV in the test group was significantly higher than basal %BV (P < 0.05)
- Table 2 Mean values of histomorphometric parameters (%BIC and %BV) and biomechanical values (VAM, reverse torque, and ISQ) of each implant group : Single-drill implant induces bone corticalization
- Table 3 Statistical comparison (T test) of examined parameters between the test and control groups. The histomorphometric analysis demonstrated significant differences in BIC% and %BV values between
- Figure 1. Test group. The implant achieved a high osseointegration degree. The newly formed bone appeared well interconnected with the pre-existing trabeculae. The “corticalization” phenomenon is evident: the bone appears densified around a titanium implant (magnification × 8—toluidine blue) : Single-drill implant
- Figure 2. Test group. Implants in the test group showed an extremely high percentage of bone directly contacted to implant surface (magnification × 25—toluidine blue) : Single-drill implant
- Figure 3. Test group. The present histological photo showed a continuous thin layer of newly formed bone along the neck area of the implant (magnification × 25—toluidine blue) : Single-drill implant
- Figure 4. Control group. No bone condensation was possible with traditional burs and standard implant (magnification × 25—toluidine blue) : Single-drill implant
- Figure 5. Control group. Implants belonging to the control group showed some small surface areas not contacted with bone (magnification × 25—toluidine blue) : Single-drill implant
- Figure 6. Control group. Some implant thread areas were not covered by bone layer (magnification × 25—toluidine blue) : Single-drill implant