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. 2011 Jan 1;16(1):e62-7.
doi: 10.4317/medoral.16.e62.

Relation between bone density and primary implant stability

Núria Farré-Pagés  1 , Ma Luisa Augé-Castro, Fernando Alaejos-Algarra, Javier Mareque-Bueno, Eduard Ferrés-Padró, Federico Hernández-Alfaro
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Relation between bone density and primary implant stability

Núria Farré-Pagés et al. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. .
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Abstract

Aims: This study aims to relate bone density in Hounsfield units (Hu) with the primary implant stability measured by insertion torque (Ncm) and resonance frequency analysis (ISQ).

Materials and methods: Ten patients were included in this study. A total of 54 implant sites were provided from 10 computerized tomography scans. The computerized tomography scan was used for the preoperative evaluation of bone density for each patient. The bone mean density around planned implants was determined with Physioplanet TM software. Bone quality according resistance to drilling, insertion torque and resonance frequency measurements were recorded.

Results: A statistically significant relationship was observed between bone quality density and location with ISQ values.

Conclusions: This research demonstrates a strong relationship between the bone density values from computerized tomography and the location in the maxillaries. A correlation exists between bone quality, according to the Lekholm & Zarb classification, and Hu computerized tomography values. The primary implant stability measured with resonance frequency analysis depends on bone density values, bone quality and implant location.

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