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Pilot-hole preparation for proper implant positioning and the enhancement of bone formation
M Horiuchi1, T Ichikawa, R Kanitani HWigianto
1Tokushima University, School of Dentistry, Japan.
The Journal of Oral Implantology
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
We have demonstrated a new insertion technique, "pilot-hole preparation", for proper implant positioning. The purpose of this study was to investigate the histological and biomechanical efficacies of the technique. We analyzed the influence of implant position on the stress distribution to the bone by the two-dimensional finite element method (FEM). In addition, we studied the influence of the pre-operative pilot-hole preparation on the bone tissue in vivo using histological examination.