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Year : 2014 | Volume
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Methods to measure stability of dental implants
Shruti Digholkar, Venigalla Naga Venu Madhav, Jayant Palaskar
Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Date of Web Publication | 6-May-2015 |
Correspondence Address: Dr. Shruti Digholkar Department of Prosthodontics, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2277-4696.156523
Dental implant treatment is an excellent option for prosthetic restoration that is associated with high success rates. Implant stability is essential for a good outcome. The clinical assessment of osseointegration is based on mechanical stability rather than histological criteria, considering primary stability (absence of mobility in bone bed after implant insertion) and secondary stability (bone formation and remodeling at implant-bone interface). However, due to the invasive nature of the histological methods various other methods have been proposed: Radiographs, the surgeon's perception, Insertion torque (cutting torque analysis), seating torque, reverse torque testing, percussion testing, impact hammer method, pulsed oscillation waveform, implant mobility checker, Periotest, resonance frequency analysis. This review focuses on the methods currently available for the evaluation of implant stability. Keywords: Periotest, primary stability, resonance frequency analysis
How to cite this article: Digholkar S, Venu Madhav VN, Palaskar J. Methods to measure stability of dental implants. J Dent Allied Sci 2014;3:17-23 |
How to cite this URL: Digholkar S, Venu Madhav VN, Palaskar J. Methods to measure stability of dental implants. J Dent Allied Sci [serial online] 2014 [cited 2021 Apr 22];3:17-23. Available from: https://www.jdas.in/text.asp?2014/3/1/17/156523 |

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