Journal article
ASSESSMENT OF IMPLANT MOBILITY AT SECOND-STAGE SURGERY WITH THE PERIOTEST: DICRG INTERIM REPORT NO. 3
Implant dentistry, Vol.3(3), pp.153-158
1994
DOI: 10.1097/00008505-199409000-00002
Abstract
Many of the presently used methods of evaluating osseointegration at implant uncovering are highly subjective. The Periotest is claimed to offer a more objective means to assess osseointegration by means of microcomputer-controlled percussion. Investigators involved in a long-term clinical study of dental implants being conducted by the Dental Implant Clinical Research Group used the Periotest to evaluate the mobility associated with all study implants at second-stage surgery and correlate the Periotest values with various bone densities. The Periotest values for 1,838 root form implants ranged from —8 to +25. Implants that appeared to be osseointegrated at uncovering recorded a mean Periotest value of −3.37 ± 3.25, while nonosseointegrated implants had a mean Periotest value of +13.87 ± 14.27. Mean Periotest values were −3.82 ± 3.04 for quality 1 bone, −3.70 ± 3.06 for quality 2 bone, −3.31 ± 3.18 for quality 3 bone, and −1.29 ± 3.57 for quality 4 bone. The Periotest has the potential of being a valuable instrument for assessing the status of osseointegration at second-stage surgery.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- ASSESSMENT OF IMPLANT MOBILITY AT SECOND-STAGE SURGERY WITH THE PERIOTEST: DICRG INTERIM REPORT NO. 3
- Creators
- Richard S. Truhlar - State University of New YorkHarold F. MorrisShigeru OchiSheldon WinklerDental Implant Clinical Research Group
- Contributors
- William J Synan (Contributor) - University of Iowa, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Implant dentistry, Vol.3(3), pp.153-158
- DOI
- 10.1097/00008505-199409000-00002
- ISSN
- 1056-6163
- eISSN
- 1538-2982
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1994
- Academic Unit
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984367755602771
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