Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol
November 2012
Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the cementum status in natural teeth opposing implant-supported bridgework.
Methods: Maxillary premolars and molars opposing immediate-loading (IL) and delayed-loading (DL) mandibular implant-supported bridgework in 4 Macaca fascicularis were harvested after 3 months of functional loading. Another 2 monkeys without mandibular fixed prostheses served as control.