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Sintered Porous-Surfaced Dental Implants: Pushing the Envelope of Current Practice.
Deporter, D.A., Todescan, R., Pilliar, R.M., Cooper, C.D.
This paper gives an overview, supported by ongoing clinical trial data, of the clinical advantages of a sintered porous-surfaced dental implant. These implants became integrated by bone ingrowth and resulting 3-dimensional mechanical interlocking at the bone-to-implant interface provides superior resistance to all components of force (tensile, torsional and compressive) received during occusal loading. As a result, such implants can be routinely used in short lengths (7mm or less), do not require splinting of adjacent implants used to support prosthetic units, and are not negatively affected by poor “crown-to-root-ratio”. As well, since the porous surface prefers vascular bone, these implants appear to be well suited for use in sites where more traditional dental implant designs have proven unsatisfactory.
IMOI 2003: 4:53
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