Open AccessA Comparative Pilot Study of Two Dental Implant Metals in a Pig Model
Author(s) -
Luigi Fabrizio Rodella,
Gaia Favero,
Lorenzo Sala,
Barbara Buffoli,
Giovanni Castelli,
Vincenzo Belloni,
Corrado Paganelli,
Rita Rezzani
Publication year - 2010
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/id.0b013e318200301a
Subject(s) - osseointegration , implant , dentistry , titanium , peri implantitis , dental implant , titanium alloy , medicine , materials science , alloy , surgery , metallurgy
Successful implant treatment is based on implant stability, absence periimplant inflammation, and a functional interface between implant and bone tissue (direct bone-implant contact). The aim of this preliminary study on a pig model was to investigate how implant osseointegration was influenced by a new implant alloy.