Prosthodontics

Studies from Hiroshima University add new findings in the area of prosthodontics

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, November 23rd, 2008

According to a study from Japan, "The am of this study was to investigate bony changes around selectively overloaded implants in dogs. Twelve adult male beagles were used: 4 animals each for control, 4-week-load, and 12-week-load groups, Three implants were placed on the right side of each of the 12 animals and the time point designated as the study's baseline."

"Superstructures were then fabricated and attached only in the 2 implant-loaded groups 12 and 20 weeks following implant placement. Each lower distal implant was then fit with a cantilever-type superstructure extending in a mesial direction so as to be able to generate a controlled overload. The mesial and...

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