Histological assessment of hard and soft tissues surrounding a novel ceramic implant: a pilot study in the minipig.

Antonio LiñaresLeticia GrizeFernando M Muñoz GuzónBenjamin Evans PippengerMichel DardOlivier DomkenJuan Blanco-Carrión

Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2016)

Within the limits of this pilot study, no difference was found between the ceramic implant with ZLA(®) surface and a titanium implant in terms of bone tissue integration. Furthermore, the epithelial attachment favoured this ceramic implant over titanium.

Keyphrases

soft tissue
gene expression
bone mineral density
bone loss