A New Site Preparation Protocol That Supports Bone Quality Evaluation and Provides Predictable Implant Insertion Torque.

ABSTRACT: When preparing an implant site, clinicians often base their assessment of the bone on subjective tactile and visual cues. This assessment is used to plan the surgical procedure for site preparation, including how many drilling steps will be used. The subjective nature of bone evaluation, consequently, results in poor reproducibility and may lead to under or over preparation of the site. Recently, an unconventional site preparation protocol was developed in which the decision of which instruments to use is dictated by insertion torque of the novel site preparation instrument (OsseoShaper™, Nobel Biocare AB, Gothenburg, Sweden). The aim of this study was to quantify the correlation of the site preparation torques of the new instrument with bone density and maximum implant insertion torques.

SUBMITTER: Velikov S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7074433 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature