The Healing of Circumferential Bony Defects Around SLA Implants with Different Coating Thicknesses of Calcium Phosphate. (Pilot Study)

Abstract

Implants with SLA surface, implants with SLA surface coated with 200 nm thickness of Calcium Phosphate, and implants with SLA surface coated with 500 nm thickness of Calcium Phosphate were fabricated with ion- beam assisted deposition (IBAD) method. Dental implants were placed with surgically created circumferential 2 mm gap defects in four male Mongrel dogs. The animals were sacrificed after 8 weeks. Specimens were evaluated histologically. The aim of study was to evaluate the bone healing around SLA (Sandblast, Large grit, acid-etched) implants with different coating thickness of Calcium Phosphate (CaP) in 2 mm circumferential bony defect. Irrespective of nano-coating thicknesses, SLA implants coated with Calcium Phosphate (I-CaP200, I-CaP500) didn’t show any difference in tissue response from SLA implant without coating (I-SLA).