Argon Bioactivation of Implants Installed Simultaneously to Maxillary Sinus Lifting without Graft. An Experimental Study in Rabbits
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Ethical Statements
2.2. Animal Sample
2.3. Study Design
2.4. Sample Calculation
2.5. Randomization and Allocation Concealment
2.6. Implants Characteristics and Bioactivation of the Implant Surface with Argon Plasma
2.7. Surgical Procedures
2.8. Maintenance Care
2.9. Euthanasia
2.10. Histological Preparation
2.11. Histometric Evaluations
2.12. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Histological Evaluation
3.2. Histometric Evaluation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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B-Ab | Ab-X | Ae-X | ||
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Plasma | Mean ± SD Median (25%; 75%) | 1.97 ± 0.91 1.84 (1.22; 2.61) | 2.65 ± 0.94 2.72 (1.98; 3.39) | 1.32 ± 1.31 0.84 (0.08; 2.39) |
Control | Mean ± SD Median (25%; 75%) | 1.81 ± 0.82 1.67 (1.17; 2.23) | 2.90 ± 0.92 3.12 (2.38; 3.64) | 1.31 ± 1.36 0.86 (0.09; 2.32) |
Wilcoxon test | 0.678 | 0.520 | 0.891 |
Perforations at Apex | Perforations at Threads | Thinning Sites | |
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Plasma | 12 | 15 | 55 |
Control | 12 | 18 | 58 |
Wilcoxon test | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.826 |
Thinning Mucosa Width | Thinnest Mucosa Width | Pristine Mucosa | ||
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Plasma | Mean ± SD Median (25%; 75%) | 14 ± 9 15 (9; 21) | 10 ± 9 7 (2; 19) | 82 ± 15 83 (68; 93) |
Control | Mean ± SD Median (25%; 75%) | 15 ± 8 16 (9; 21) | 8 ± 7 7 (3; 11) | 79 ± 15 77 (74; 87) |
Wilcoxon test | 0.592 | 0.608 | 0.440 |
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Omori, Y.; Botticelli, D.; Ferri, M.; Delgado-Ruiz, R.; Ferreira Balan, V.; Porfirio Xavier, S. Argon Bioactivation of Implants Installed Simultaneously to Maxillary Sinus Lifting without Graft. An Experimental Study in Rabbits. Dent. J. 2021, 9, 105. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/dj9090105
Omori Y, Botticelli D, Ferri M, Delgado-Ruiz R, Ferreira Balan V, Porfirio Xavier S. Argon Bioactivation of Implants Installed Simultaneously to Maxillary Sinus Lifting without Graft. An Experimental Study in Rabbits. Dentistry Journal. 2021; 9(9):105. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/dj9090105
Chicago/Turabian StyleOmori, Yuki, Daniele Botticelli, Mauro Ferri, Rafael Delgado-Ruiz, Vitor Ferreira Balan, and Samuel Porfirio Xavier. 2021. "Argon Bioactivation of Implants Installed Simultaneously to Maxillary Sinus Lifting without Graft. An Experimental Study in Rabbits" Dentistry Journal 9, no. 9: 105. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/dj9090105