The Influence of Functional Use of Endosseous Dental Implants on the Tissue-implant Interface. I. Histological Aspects

Abstract
The tissue-implant interfaces of functional and non-functional endosseous dental implants were compared histologically for up to one year postoperatively. Nonmineralized connective tissue zones (a "fibrous capsule") existed in all functional interfaces. Direct, or nearly direct, bone apposition to implants occurred in non-functional interfaces. The origin of this result and its significance in dental implantology is discussed.

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