A histomorphometric study on treated and untreated ceramic filled PEEK implants versus titanium implants: Preclinical in vivo study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the osseo-integrative behavior of untreated (UCFP) and sandblasted ceramic filled PEEK (SCFP) implants in comparison with titanium implants through measurement of bone implant contact (BIC) and bone density (BD).

Materials and methods

Nine implants from each type were inserted into 9 dogs in which every experimental dog received the three different implants in the lower border of the mandible. The animals were euthanized after 3 months and extracting bone blocks containing implants followed by blocks preparation for histological examinations.

Results

BIC and BD were significantly higher in titanium and SCFP compared with UCFP group (p = .007) and (p = .012), respectively. Aluminum blasting increased the bone ingrowth and bone implant contact

SUBMITTER: El Awadly TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7162379 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature