OsseoTite Surface - Biomet 3i

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Greater Bone Healing Confirmed
Rate: Early Loading Clinical Studies
Historically, the recommended time between
placement and functional loading of dental implants
has been four months for the mandible and six
months for the maxilla. With the development of
the OSSEOTITE ® Implant, patients are now being
restored and returned to function sooner than
previously thought possible.
In an ongoing multicenter clinical investigation,
a total of 429 OSSEOTITE Implants were placed in
155 patients at 10 study centers and subsequently
loaded two months following placement. 4 The
cumulative implant survival rate was 98.5% at
12.6 months.
OSSEOTITE Provides
2-Month Loading And
A 215% Increase In Mean
Bone Contact.
Extent: Increased Bone/Implant
Contact Human Histology
In a study of the effect of implant surface
features on bone healing, human histologic
data confirmed the increase in Osteoconduction
and Contact Osteogenesis the OSSEOTITE
Surface provides. 2mm diameter screws,
each having one side OSSEOTITE and
one side machined surface, were placed in
the posterior maxilla and removed after
six months of healing. The thirty-nine histologic
sections prepared showed a mean percent
bone/implant contact for OSSEOTITE of 72.96%
compared to 33.98% for the machined surface. 5
Equally impressive was the fact that in thirteen
of the histologic sections the machined surface
showed no bone/implant contact while the
OSSEOTITE Surface on the same implants
had up to 92% bone contact.
% Bone/Implant Contact (BIC)
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Stuart L. Graves, D.D.S., M.S. comments,
“With 98% success rate following a 2 month
loading protocol, you can almost guarantee your
implant is going to work better than other
conventional dental procedures.”
In a follow up analysis recently submitted for
publication, cumulative implant survival rate was
98% at up to 43 months of observation.
Human Histology
Matched Machined and OSSEOTITE Surface Pairs
OSSEOTITE Surface
Machine Surface
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Dense Specimens Soft
4. Lazarra et al “A Prospective Multicenter Study Evaluating Loading Of OSSEOTITE Implants 2 Months After Placement: One Year Results”,
Journal Of Esthetic Dentistry:, 1998:6:280-289.
5. Lazarra et al “A Human Histologic Analysis Of OSSEOTITE And Machined Surfaces Using Implants With 2 Opposing Surfaces”, International
Journal Of Periodontics And Restorative Dentistry:, 1999:19:117-129.