Clinical Study The journal of contemporary dental practice 2019

A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Osseointegration of Root-form Endosseous Titanium Dental Implants: An In Vivo Study.

G KV, Komala J, Mohsin AH, Ahmed MA, Sairam G, Sheethi KV — The journal of contemporary dental practice, 2019

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers evaluated the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the osseointegration of dental implants in six rabbits using resonance frequency analysis.

What They Found

Researchers found that implant stability quotient (ISQ) values were significantly higher in the test groups that received hyperbaric oxygen therapy compared to the control group. This highly statistically significant difference indicated that HBO therapy promoted the rate of osseointegration of dental implants in the six rabbits studied.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

A significant limitation of this study is its small sample size of six rabbits and its animal model, which may not directly translate to human patients.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Radiation Injury
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	31308277
Year Published	2019
Journal	The journal of contemporary dental practice
MeSH Terms	Animals; Dental Implantation, Endosseous; Dental Implants; Dental Prosthesis Design; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Osseointegration; Rabbits; Titanium

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