Abstract
One of the greatest advances in dentistry is the restoration of occlusal function with endosseous implants. Histopathological investigations have been executed in animals and many findings have beenreported. However, it is very difficul to clearly observe the healing condition of alveolar bone after implantation in the daily clinic practice of implantology.
In this study, the authors observed chronological change of mobility of implants with periotest and obtained the following findings;
1. The periotest values of mandibular implant declined after implantation and reached a negative (-)plateau in 3 months after postoperatively.
Accordingly, it can be thought that ITI implants completes osseointegration in 3 months after implantation.
2. The periotest values have never increased after insertion of superstructures keeping the same level as before.
3. All types of ITI implants tested have showed minus Periotest values.
4. The authors believe that periotest can be used to measure the mobilities of any kind of endosseous implants.
