A New Site Preparation Protocol That Supports Bone Quality Evaluation and Provides Predictable Implant Insertion...

Area of Science:

• Dental Implantology
• Biomaterials Science
• Surgical Instrumentation

Background:

• Current dental implant site preparation relies on subjective tactile and visual bone assessment.
• This subjective evaluation leads to poor reproducibility and potential under/over preparation.
• A novel site preparation protocol utilizes insertion torque to dictate instrument selection.

Purpose of the Study:

• To quantify the correlation between OsseoShaper™ site preparation torques and bone density.
• To assess the relationship between site preparation torques and maximum implant insertion torques.
• To evaluate the reliability of this new protocol for predicting final implant stability.

Main Methods:

• Utilized an unconventional site preparation protocol with the OsseoShaper™ instrument.
• Collected in vitro data to correlate preparation torque with bone density.
• Gathered in vivo data to correlate preparation torque with implant insertion torques.

Main Results:

• Demonstrated a strong linear correlation between site preparation torque and bone density.
• Showed reliable implant insertion torques based on the OsseoShaper™ protocol.
• Preparation torques accurately predicted final implant insertion torques.

Conclusions:

• The OsseoShaper™ instrument and protocol offer a reliable, objective method for implant site preparation.
• This approach has the potential to eliminate subjective intraoperative bone evaluation.
• It may reduce the risk of inadequate site preparation by predicting final implant torque.