@article{
author = "Gehrke, Sergio A. and Perez-Albacete, Carlos and Martinez and Piattelli, Adriano and Shibli, Jamil A. and Marković, Aleksa and Calvo Guirado, Jose Luis",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Objectives: The aim of this study was to perform a histomorphometric and biomechanical comparison of three implants with different designs of the apical area to promote a better bone initial stability and its correlation with the osseointegration. Material and methods: Fifty-four tapered implants with same length, diameter and surface properties but with three different apical configurations (Group I: MK4: Group II: C1 and Group III: MK7) were inserted in the tibia of rabbits. Implant stability and bone formation were evaluated by resonance frequency analysis measured at 0, 6, 8 and 12 weeks and by histomorphometric analysis performed at 6, 8 and 12 weeks. Results: Statistical test to compare the stability through the implant stability quotient in the four times showed few differences between the groups and time periods proposed, with significance set at P lt 0.05. In the bone-implant contact, by comparing the groups in the three times proposed, it was possible concluded that there is a similar behavior among the three implant design (P lt 0.05). Conclusion: With the limitations of this animal study, it can be concluded that the design of the apical area influences the implant stability and the bone-to-implant contact.",
publisher = "Wiley, Hoboken",
journal = "Clinical Oral Implants Research",
title = "The influence of three different apical implant designs at stability and osseointegration process: experimental study in rabbits",
volume = "28",
number = "3",
pages = "355-361",
doi = "10.1111/clr.12807"
}