Abstract
Purpose: Shortening the period required for initial fixation of oral implants can hasten early recovery of the patient's occlusion. To assess the feasibility of employing capacitively coupled electrical field (CCEF), we studied the response to CCEF of osseous tissue around implants in experimental animals.
Method: A POI implant was placed in the femur of Japanese white rabbits.The CCEF (experimental) group was stimulated 4 hours and 8 hours per day with CCEF. The effect was evaluated by basic fuchsin-methylene blue double stain, triple fluorescent labeling technique, CMR, and computer image analysis.
Results: Promotion of new bone formation around the implant by CCEF, suggests the possibility of using CCEF in oral implantology.
