Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

ISSN for PRINT: 1050-6934

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2006, Volume16

Issue 2

104 pages

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Adriano Piattelli, MD, DDS
Professor of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Dean and Director of Studies and Research, Dental School, University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy

Renato Celletti
University "G. D'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Dental School, Italy

Vanessa C. Marinho
University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA

Tonino Traini, DDS
University "G. D'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Dental School, Italy

Giovanna Orsini, DDS, MS
University "G. D'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Dental School, Italy

Guido Bracchetti
Private Practice in Milan, Italy

Vittoria Perrotti, DDS
University "G. D'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Dental School, Italy

Current literature reports that surface acid etching can improve bone−implant contact (BIC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences of BIC between acid-etched (Osseotite) and machined surface implants.
Six white New Zealand mature rabbits were used in the present investigation. Each rabbit received two implants, specially made with two surfaces on it (one acid-etched and one machined) into each tibia. A total of 24 implants were inserted. Two animals each were killed at 15, 30, and 60 days after implant placement. Histomorphometry of BIC was statistically evaluated.
The acid-etched surfaces showed a greater bone contact percentage than the machined ones during the early phase of healing (15 days), which was not statistically significant. On the other hand, after 30 and 60 days, the differences of BIC between acid-etched and machined surfaces were statistically significant. The acid-etched surface appears to improve BIC at a later stage of healing.

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