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Initial interfacial healing events around calcium phosphate (Ca‐P) coated oral implants
Author(s) -
Hulshoff Johanna E. G.,
Jansen John A.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
clinical oral implants research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.407
H-Index - 161
eISSN - 1600-0501
pISSN - 0905-7161
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0501.1997.080506.x
Subject(s) - calcium , materials science , osseointegration , dentistry , implant , titanium , bone healing , amorphous calcium phosphate , coating , biomedical engineering , medicine , anatomy , composite material , surgery , metallurgy
The bone response to different calcium phosphate (Ca‐P) coated and non‐coated titanium implants was evaluated in a goat animal model. Two types of Ca‐P coatings have been investigated: an experimental plasma‐spray bi‐layered Ca‐P coating (FA‐HA) and an amorphous RF magnetron sputter coating (Ca‐P‐a). Fifty‐four conical screw shaped implants were inserted in the lateral and medial femoral condyles of 18 Saanen goats. After implantation periods of 3, 12 and 24 days, the bone‐implant interface was evaluated histologically and histomorphometrically. Light microscopical evaluation revealed that bone formation on the Ca‐P coated implants proceeded faster. At 24 days higher percentages of bone contact were measured for both Ca‐P coated implants than for non‐coated implants. However, this difference was only significant for the FA‐HA coated implants. On basis of these findings. we concluded that Ca‐P coatings show improved bone response due to an initial difference in bone cell response.