The effect of implant macro‐thread design on implant stability in the early post‐operative period: a randomized, controlled pilot study

Abstract

Within the limitations of this study, macro-thread design appears to play a role in implant stability in the early post-operative healing period as assessed by RFA. These findings may have important implications related to immediate or early loading protocols.

Effect of implant neck design on primary and secondary implant stability in the posterior maxilla: A prospective randomized controlled study

“…This pattern maybe due to the bone turnover during healing and may have clinical implications with regard to when loading should be avoided. Previous studies using RFA have also reported this phenomenon of a transient decrease of the ISQ values during the first 3 weeks of healing after implantation (Barewal et al, ; Boronat López, Balaguer Martínez, Lamas Pelayo, Carrillo García, & Peñarrocha Diago, ; Ersanli, Karabuda, Beck, & Leblebicioglu, ; McCullough & Klokkevold, ; Valderrama et al, ). The present short time interval approach led to observe an earlier inflection milestone of minimal stability after 48 hr.…”

“…Different factors have been suggested as contributing to primary stability; they include bone quantity and quality, the drilling protocol, and implant‐related factors such as implant geometry, length, diameter, and surface characteristics (Atsumi, Park, & Wang, ; McCullough & Klokkevold, ). A critical parameter is the implant design at the neck and body levels because it may affect primary stability.…”

Comparison between tapered and cylindrical implants in the posterior regions of the mandible: A prospective, randomized, split‐mouth clinical trial focusing on implant stability changes during early healing

“…The implant body and thread shape are also major factors that influence stability. 33,48,49 Implant designs with narrow thread pitch patterns showed better primary stability due to the increased surface area in contact with the bone, which led to a more favorable stress distribution. 50 In addition, tension is more sensitive to the thread's pitch in cancellous bone than in cortical bone.…”

Sinus augmentation and concomitant implant placement in low bone‐density sites. A retrospective study on an undersized drilling protocol and primary stability

“…They must be regarded as valid only for this specific type of implant and may have been influenced by its collar design. Implant stabilization may depend significantly on the shape and size of the implant being placed, as well as on other characteristics . It is reasonable to expect that each implant type may perform differently and that site‐preparation protocols in the low‐quality, thin posterior maxilla should be fine‐tuned on a case‐by‐case basis.…”

“…Implant stabilization may depend significantly on the shape and size of the implant being placed, as well as on other characteristics. 42,[51][52][53] It is reasonable to expect that each implant type may perform differently and that site-preparation protocols in the low-quality, thin posterior maxilla should be fine-tuned on a case-by-case basis. To achieve this, the micromotor used in the present study could be a very useful tool to identify low bone density sites and then measure implant primary stability according to the designed protocol.…”