Influence of platform switching on crestal bone changes at non-submerged titanium implants: a histomorphometrical study in dogs
Influence of platform switching on crestal bone changes at non-submerged titanium implants: a histomorphometrical study in dogs
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1600-051x.2007.01155.x
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发表时间:
2007-12-01
影响因子:
6.7
通讯作者:
Schwarz, Frank
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作者:
Becker, Juergen;Ferrari, Daniel;Schwarz, Frank
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate histomorphometrically the influence of platform switching on crestal bone changes at non-submerged wide-body titanium implants in a dog model.Material and Methods: One-stage insertion of sand-blasted and acid-etched screw-type implants with either matching (CAM) or smaller-diameter healing abutments (CPS) were randomly assigned to the lower jaws of nine beagle dogs. The animals were killed after 7, 14, and 28 days of non-submerged healing. Dissected blocks were processed for histomorphometrical analysis. Measurements were made between the implant shoulder (IS) and: -the apical extension of the long junctional epithelium (aJE), -the most coronal level of bone in contact with the implant (CLB), and -the level of the alveolar bone crest (BC).Results: At 7, 14, and 28 days, the mean IS -aJE values were significantly the lowest at CPS implants. However, after 28 days of healing, both groups revealed significantly increased mean IS-BC values at the buccal aspect of the alveolar bone. The difference in IS-CLB and IS-BC between groups was not significant.Conclusions: Within the limits of the present study, it was concluded that both CAM and CPS implants revealed crestal bone-level changes after 28 days of healing.