Bone-to-Implant Contact according to the Surface Roughness of the Implants

Choi, Kwi Hyun; Herr, Yeek; Lee, Man Sub; Kwon, Young Hyuk

Abstract

This study was performed to evaluate the difference of the bone-to-implant contact according to the surface roughness of the implants. Two beagles were used in the experiment. Extraction of the all premolars was performed in the mandible. In 3 months of healing, screw-shaped pure titanium machined surface implants (Implantium(R), Dentium Co. Korea), implants blasted with 45micrometer TiO2 particles, (Implantium(R), Dentium Co. Korea) and implants blasted with 100micrometer TiO2 particles, (Implantium(R), Dentium Co. Korea) in diameter 3.4mm and length 6mm were installed in the edentulous mandible. Each dog was sacrificed at 4, 12 weeks after placement and then nondecalcified specimens were prepared for histologic analysis. The results of this study were as follows. 1. At 4, 12 weeks after the surgery, bone-to-implant contact in the surface blasted with TiO2 particles was higher than that in the pure titanium machined surface respectively. 2. Osseointegration in the surface blasted with 45micrometer TiO2 particles was more increased than that in the surface blasted with 100micrometer TiO2 particles. 3. Bone-to-implant contact was increased with time independent of surface roughness. 4. Bone formation was in the outfolded area more than inside the threads independent of surface roughness. From the above results, we were able to find the most bone-to-implant contact in 45micrometer TiO2 blasted implant.