Impact of salivary contamination during placement of implants with simultaneous bony augmentation in iliac bone in sheep

Our aim was to investigate the possible impact of contamination with saliva on osseointegration during placement of implants with simultaneous bone augmentation. Six hemispheric shape bone defects (8mm in diameter ×4mm deep) were prepared in each iliac bone of six sheep. A dental implant (2.9mm in diameter×10mm long) was placed in the centre of each defect, and then pairs of defects were filled with one of the following bone augmentation materials: autogenous bone, autogenous bone plus bovine bone, or resor bable biphasic ceramic bone substitute.

Source: The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - October 28, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Y. Jinno, K. Johansson, M. Stocchero, M. Toia, S. Galli, A. Stavropoulos, J.P. Becktor Source Type: research