Open AccessReintegration Success of Osseotite® Implants After Intentional Countertorque Liberation in the Endentulous Human Mandible
Author(s) -
Jose Lucente,
Jorge O. Galante,
Paolo Trisi,
James N. Kenealy
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/01.id.0000220670.57282.54
Subject(s) - mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , liberation , dentistry , medicine , orthodontics , psychology , chemistry , biology , botany , genus , biochemistry , in vitro
Implants that rotate during abutment screw tightening may not necessarily constitute implant failure. This prospective study was designed to determine to what degree integrated implants could gain a state of reintegration after intentional countertorque to liberation from the bone.