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Analysis of the effects of irradiation in osseointegrated dental implants
João Augusto Guedes de Oliveira1, Ana Lúcia do Amaral Escada, Maria Cristina Rosifini Alves Rezende
1Department of Materials and Technology, UNESP, Univ. Estadual Paulista, Guaratinguetá Campus, Guaratinguetá, SP, Brazil.
Objective:
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the influence of radiation in osseointegrated dental implants installed in tibiae of rats.
Material And Methods:
Screw-shaped implants (2.5 mm diameter by 3.5 mm length) were custom made from commercially pure titanium bars. Titanium implants were blasted and sterilized before implantation. Animals were divided into two groups of 12 animals each and the rats were not paired after the groups' formation. The experimental group (group 1) received external irradiation 4 weeks after surgery while in the control group (group 2) animals were kept free of radiation. The shear strength required to detach the implant from bone was measured by push-out testing and osseointegration was histologically evaluated.
Results:
Results showed that the compressive strength of irradiated implants (33.49 MPa) was significantly lower than the compressive strength of non-irradiated implants (48.05 MPa).
Conclusions:
We concluded that the mechanical strength bonding between implants and host tissues decreased after irradiation.
