Effect of insertion torque on titanium implant osseointegration: an animal experimental study.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of implant insertion torque on the peri-implant bone healing and implant osseointegration.

Material And Methods: Bilaterally in the tibia of five adult New Zealand white rabbits, 20 implants were installed, subdivided into four groups, corresponding to two insertion torque conditions (low, < 10 Ncm vs. high > 50 Ncm) and 2 experimental periods (2 weeks vs.