The Effect of Coronal Implant Design and Drilling Protocol on Bone-to-Implant Contact: A 3-Month Study in the Minipig Calvarium

<b>Background:</b> Stress concentrated at an implant’s neck may affect bone-to-implant contact (BIC). The objective of this study was to evaluate four different implant neck designs using two different drilling protocols on the BIC. <b>Methods:</b> Ninety-six implants were in...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Omer Cohen, Dieter D. Bosshardt, Evegeny Weinberg, Gil Slutzkey, Ofer Moses
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Materials
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/10/2645