Peri-implant bone preservation of a novel, self-cutting, and fully tapered implant in the healed crestal ridge of minipigs: submerged vs. transgingival healing.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the influence of transgingival compared with submerged healing on peri-implant bone maintenance around a novel, fully tapered implant in a healed crestal ridge in minipigs.

Materials And Methods: In each of 12 minipigs, two implants (Straumann® BLX, Roxolid® SLActive®, Ø 3.75 × 8 mm) were placed.

Comparative barrier membrane degradation over time: Pericardium versus dermal membranes.

Objective: The effectiveness of GBR procedures for the reconstruction of periodontal defects has been well documented. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the degradation kinetics and biocompatibility of two resorbable collagen membranes in conjunction with a bovine xenograft material.

Materials And Methods: Lower premolars and first molars were extracted from 18 male Yucatan minipigs.

Greater Osseointegration Potential with Nanostructured Surfaces on TiZr: Accelerated vs. Real-Time Ageing.

Surface chemistry and nanotopography of dental implants can have a substantial impact on osseointegration. The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the effects of surface chemistry and nanotopography on the osseointegration of titanium-zirconium (TiZr; Roxolid) discs, using a biomechanical pull-out model in rabbits. Two discs each were placed in both the right and left tibiae of 16 rabbits.

Thermal exposure of implant osteotomies and its impact on osseointegration-A preclinical in vivo study.

Objectives: Thermal and mechanical stresses during osteotomy preparation can impair implant osseointegration. This study investigated implant osseointegration following the measurement of temperature exposure during osteotomy drilling, varying drill design, sequence, and drill wear.

Materials And Methods: 36 tapered implants were placed in a mandibular minipig model after guided drilling of implant osteotomies using 4 different groups: (1) control drills with a conservative, sequential drilling sequence, (2) control drills using a shortened drill sequence (PF), (3) novel test drill displaying an optimized drill design and surface treatment, PF, and (4) aged test drill, PF.

A Novel Xenograft Bone Substitute Supports Stable Bone Formation in Circumferential Defects Around Dental Implants in Minipigs.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare bone growth and implant integration in circumferential defects with two commercially available bone substitutes (demineralized bovine bone mineral [DBBM]).

Materials And Methods: Circumferential defects were created in the mandibles of minipigs (n = 10), and Bone Level Tapered implants (Straumann Roxolid with SLActive surface) were placed. The defects (4-mm-deep circumferential defect, 2 mm around each implant) were augmented with either sintered bovine bone mineral (test, cerabone) or natural bovine bone mineral (control, Bio-Oss).