Characteristics of contact and distance osteogenesis around modified implant surfaces in rabbit tibiae.
Jung-Yoo Chesaria ChoiJae-Hyuk SimIn-Sung Luke YeoPublished in: Journal of periodontal & implant science (2017)
This study disproved the null hypothesis and suggested that contact osteogenesis is initiated by signals from the old bone that undergoes distance osteogenesis after drilling. This signal may be BMP-2.