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ArticleBMC oral health2021

In vivo and in vitro analysis in a rat model using zoledronate and alendronate medication: microbiological and scanning electron microscopy findings on peri-implant rat tissue.

Kristian Kniha, Eva Miriam Buhl, Stephan Christian Möhlhenrich, Anna Bock, Frank Hölzle, Elmar Hellwig, Ali Al-Ahmad, Ali Modabber

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Article in BMC oral health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Kristian KnihaDepartment of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany. kkniha@ukaachen.de.
Eva Miriam BuhlInstitute of Pathology, Electron Microscopy Facility, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Stephan Christian MöhlhenrichDepartment of Orthodontics, University of Witten/Herdecke, Alfred-Herrhausen Str. 45, 58455, Witten, Germany.
Anna BockDepartment of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Frank HölzleDepartment of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Elmar HellwigDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
Ali Al-Ahmad *Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.
Ali Modabber *Department of Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstraße 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
RWTH Aachen University · DEUniversity of Freiburg · DEUniversitätsklinikum Aachen · DEWitten/Herdecke University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of the present study was to assess the development of bacterial deposits and morphological parameters around dental zirconia and titanium implants compared with natural teeth during systemic bisphosphonate medication. MATERIALS AND

methodsFifty-four rats were randomly allocated into one control group and two experimental groups (drug application of zoledronic and alendronic acid), with 18 animals in each group. After 4 weeks of drug delivery, either a zirconia or a titanium implant was immediately inserted. Microbiological analysis conducted 1 week, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks after surgery included total bacterial count and composition measurements. Samples were analyzed in a scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Bone cell morphology was analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

resultsOne week after surgery, titanium and zirconia implants of the alendronic acid and control group showed a significantly higher bacterial count when compared to natural teeth in rats with zoledronic acid administration (p < 0.01). Less significant differences were recorded after 3 months, at which time no inter-material differences were evaluated (p > 0.05). I n the control group, TEM analysis showed that the osteoblasts had a strongly developed endoplasmic reticulum. In contrast, the endoplasmic reticulum of the osteoblasts in drug-treated animals was significantly less developed, indicating less activity.

conclusionsWithin the limits of this study, neither implant material was superior to the other at 3-month follow-up. With regard to the treatment and complications of patients with bisphosphonates, the implant material should not be an influencing factor. Bisphosphonates can be used in the rat model to reduce not only the activity of osteoclasts but also osteoblasts of the peri-implant bone.

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AlendronateDental ImplantsAnimalsHumansMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningRatsSurface PropertiesTitaniumZoledronic AcidAlendronateDental ImplantsTitaniumZoledronic AcidBacteriaBisphosphonateDental implantSEMTitaniumZirconia

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