Application of biophysical stimulation to oral implant treatment

Abstract

口腔インプラント，早期荷重 Biophysical stimulation with heat, pressure, sound waves, electromagnetic waves, and electric currents can restore dysfunction, reduce pain, and induce tissue healing. The research group the authors are affiliated with began this new research in the early 1990s with the hypothesis that biophysical stimulation could significantly shorten the healing time of oral implants. Several studies conducted by the authors over three decades suggests that Pulsed Electromagnetic Field stimulation (PEFMs), Capacitively Coupled Electric Field stimulation (CCEF), and Low-intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPUS) may promote osseointegration earlier than under generic conditions that do not involve any external stimulations. LIPUS for early loaded implants in a multicenter clinical study had relatively better clinical results than generic conditions. Therefore, LIPUS is a biophysical stimulation method that can achieve good results in bone formation with a relatively short 15-20 minute session in a day.