Bone collected during dental implant surgery: a clinical and histological study.

Bone traps vary in design, although the effect of pore size on the nature of the debris collected in vivo has not yet been established. The aims of this study were 1) to compare the clinical performance of two bone collectors during implant surgery, ii) to establish the mass of tissue collected by each device, and iii) to characterize the nature of the collected debris. Thirty-eight patients (paired for implant site) were categorised into three clinical groups according to the site and the number of implants they were to receive.

The effects of an immediately pre-surgical chlorhexidine oral rinse on the bacterial contaminants of bone debris collected during dental implant surgery.

Dental implant surgery produces bone debris that can be used in the "simultaneous augmentation" technique. Although this debris is contaminated with oral bacteria, a stringent aspiration protocol has been shown to reduce the levels of contamination. Chlorhexidine mouthrinse is a well-proven antibacterial rinse that has been shown to reduce infectious complications associated with dental implants.