Can implants move in bone? A longitudinal in vivo micro-CT analysis of implants under constant forces in rat vertebrae.

Kathrin Becker Frank SchwarzNicole Jasmin RauchSilava KhalaphIlja MihatovicDieter Drescher

Published in: Clinical oral implants research (2019)

The present analysis confirmed that implants can migrate in bone. The applied forces seemed to stimulate bone thickening, which could explain why implants migrate without affecting stability.

Keyphrases

soft tissue
bone mineral density
bone loss
bone regeneration
postmenopausal women
magnetic resonance