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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-22
pubmed:abstractText
Generally, endosseous implants can be placed according to a nonsubmerged or a submerged technique and in 1-piece or 2-piece configurations. Recently, it has been shown that peri-implant crestal bone reactions differ significantly radiographically as well as histometrically under such conditions and are dependent on a rough/smooth implant border in 1-piece implants and on the location of a microgap (interface) between the implant and the abutment/restoration in 2-piece configurations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether standardized radiography as a noninvasive clinical diagnostic method correlates with peri-implant crestal bone levels as determined by histometric analysis. Fifty-nine implants were placed in edentulous mandibular areas of 5 foxhounds in a side-by-side comparison in both submerged and nonsubmerged techniques. Three months after implant placement, abutment connection was performed in the submerged implant sites. At 6 months, all animals were sacrificed, and evaluations of the first bone-to-implant contact (fBIC), determined on standardized periapical radiographs, were compared to similar analyses made from nondecalcified histology. It was shown that both techniques provide the same information (Pearson correlation coefficient = 0.993; P < .001). The precision of the radiographs was within 0.1 mm of the histometry in 73.4% of the evaluations, while the level of agreement fell to between 0.1 and 0.2 mm in 15.9% of the cases. These data demonstrate in an experimental study that standardized periapical radiography can evaluate crestal bone levels around implants clinically accurately (within 0.2 mm) in a high percentage (89%) of cases. These findings are significant because crestal bone levels can be determined using a noninvasive technique, and block sectioning or sacrifice of the animal subject is not required. In addition, longitudinal evaluations can be made accurately such that bone changes over various time periods can be assessed. Such analyses may prove beneficial when trying to distinguish physiologic changes from pathologic changes or when trying to determine causes and effects of bone changes around dental implants.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0882-2786
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
475-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Alveolar Process, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Dental Abutments, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Dental Implantation, Endosseous, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Dental Implants, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Dental Prosthesis Design, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Dogs, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Jaw, Edentulous, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Mandible, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Osseointegration, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Radiography, Bitewing, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Reproducibility of Results, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Statistics as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Surface Properties, pubmed-meshheading:11515994-Titanium
pubmed:articleTitle
Crestal bone changes around titanium implants: a methodologic study comparing linear radiographic with histometric measurements.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Periodontics, Dental School, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 78284-7894, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't