Title

Vertical bone augmentation induced by ultrathin hydroxyapatite sputtered coated mini titanium implants in a rabbit calvaria model

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the vertical new bone formation induced by sputtered HA-coated titanium implants (HA-coated) compared with sandblasted acid-etched titanium implants (noncoated) in a rabbit calvarial model. Materials and method Twenty HA-coated and 20 noncoated titanium implants were divided equally into four groups as HA-coated implant (HA); noncoated implant (NC); HA-coated implant with membrane (HA/M); noncoated implant with membrane (NC/M). All implants were placed 5 mm above the original bone (OB). Collagen membranes were placed over the implants in HA/M and NC/M groups. The animals were sacrificed at 4 weeks (n = 5) and 8 weeks (n = 5). Vertical bone height above OB (VBH, mm) and augmented bone area (ABA, mm2) were analyzed histologically and radiographically. Results At 4 weeks, VBH reached significantly higher level in HA/M group compared with other three groups (p < 0.05). At 8 weeks, significant difference was detected between HA/M and NC groups (p < 0.05). At 4 and 8 weeks, ABA in HA/M group was significantly larger compared with other three groups (p < 0.05). Conclusion The present results indicated that sputtered HA-coated titanium implant together with collagen membrane could be a novel and effective approach for vertical bone augmentation.

Publication Date

11-1-2015

Faculty

Faculty of Dentistry

Subject Area

Physical Sciences, General Materials Science, General Engineering

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Indexed in Web Of Science

yes

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.33347

Volume

103

Keywords

collagen membrane, dental implants, hydroxyapatite coating, sputtered coating, Vertical bone augmentation

ISSN

15524973

eISSN

15524981

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