Volume 18, Issue 1 pp. 168-173
ARTICLE

Analyzing the Influence of a New Dental Implant Design on Primary Stability

Mariana Lima da Costa Valente PSD

Mariana Lima da Costa Valente PSD

Master student

Department of Dental Materials and Prosthesis, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

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Denise Tornavoi de Castro PSD

Denise Tornavoi de Castro PSD

Master student

Department of Dental Materials and Prosthesis, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

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Antonio Carlos Shimano AP

Antonio Carlos Shimano AP

associate professor

Department of Biomechanics, Medicine, and Rehabilitation of Locomotive Apparatus, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

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César Penazzo Lepri AP

César Penazzo Lepri AP

professor

Department of Biomaterials, School of Dentistry of Uberaba, Uberaba, Brazil

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Andréa Cândido dos Reis AP

Corresponding Author

Andréa Cândido dos Reis AP

associate professor

Department of Dental Materials and Prosthesis, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

Corresponding Author: Prof. Andréa Cândido dos Reis, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthesis, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Av. do Café, s/n°, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14040-904, Brazil; e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author
First published: 19 March 2015
Citations: 23
Conflict of Interest
The authors have no conflicts of interest.

Abstract

Background

The macrogeometry of dental implants strongly influences the primary stability and hence the osseointegration process.

Purpose

Compare the performance of conventional and modified implant models in terms of primary stability.

Materials and Methods

A total of 36 implants (Neodent®) with two different formats (n = 18): Alvim CM (Conical CM, Ø 4.3 mm × 10 mm in length) and Titamax Ti (Cylindrical HE, Ø 4.0 mm × 11 mm in length) were inserted into artificial bone blocks. Nine implants from each set were selected to undergo external geometry changes. The primary stability was quantified by insertion torque and resonance frequency using an Osstell device and the pullout test. One-way analysis of variance and Tukey's test were used for statistical evaluation.

Results

The comparative analysis of the implants showed a significant increase of the insertion torque for the modified Conical CM implants (p = 0.000) and Cylindrical HE (p = 0.043); for the resonance frequency the modified Cylindrical HE showed a lower statistical mean (p = 0.002) when compared to the conventional model, and in the pullout test both modified implants showed significant reduction (p = 0.000).

Conclusions

Within the limitations of this study, the proposed modification showed good stability levels and advantages when compared to the conventional implants.

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