ArticlePloS one2018
Healing at sites prepared using different drilling protocols. An experimental study in the tibiae of sheep.
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- Evaluation of Change in Radiographic Fractal Dimension around Dental Implants Placed with Low-Speed Drilling and Standard Drilling Protocols.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Effect of low-speed drilling without irrigation on osseointegration: an experimental study in dogs.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2022Article
- Influence of Drilling Technique on the Radiographic, Thermographic, and Geomorphometric Effects of Dental Implant Drills and Osteotomy Site Preparations.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Histological and Histomorphometrical Evaluation of a New Implant Macrogeometry. A Sheep Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Effects of Liquid Disinfection and Heat Sterilization Processes on Implant Drill Roughness: Energy Dispersion X-ray Microanalysis and Infrared Thermography.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Infrared Thermographic Evaluation of Temperature Modifications Induced during Implant Site Preparation with Steel vs. Zirconia Implant Drill.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
The aim of the experiment was to study the healing at implants installed in site prepared in bone type 1 using different rotation speeds and cooling strategies. The tibiae of twelve sheep were used as experimental sites. Two implant sites were prepared in each tibia using drills either at a high or a mixed speed under irrigation. At the mixed-speed sites, 60 rpm without irrigation were applied for the last drill, the countersink and during implant installation. Biopsies representing the healing after 1, 2, and 6 weeks were obtained and ground sections were prepared. At the histological analyses, after 1 week of healing, no new bone was found at both high- and mixed-speed sites. After 2 weeks of healing, small amounts of newly formed bone were observed in the cortical layer, reaching percentages of 3.6±3.0% at the mixed-speed sites, and of 2.2±1.5% at the high-speed sites. An irrelevant quantity of new bone was seen in the marrow compartments of a few specimens. After 6 weeks of healing, new bone was found in higher quantity, reaching in the cortical compartment 66.9±6.8% and 67.3±17.7% at the mixed- and high-speed sites, respectively. The respective percentages in the marrow compartment were 23.2±13.0% and 30.6±29.2%. No statistically significant differences between high- and mixed-speed groups were found. It was concluded that the use of the last drill and the installation of the implant with or without irrigation yielded similar bone healing and osseointegration.
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