Abstract

Preparations used in this study were obtained from an investigation which had undertaken the following:

Durapatite, a hydroxylapatite ceramic was implanted in 24 mature Beagle dogs to study its maintenance effect on the alveolar bone of the mandible.

After dividing the dogs into two groups, a fresh socket and a healed socket group, the posterior teeth were removed and alveolectomies were performed. Eight ceramic implants were then placed in the right mandible of each animal in each group. The healed group received the implants five weeks after tooth removal and the fresh socket group received implants immediately after extraction.

The animals were then labeled with oxytetracycline one week prior to sacrificing. Animals from the two groups were sacrificed at one, two, and five month periods.

The specimens from the above mentioned study were then used in this phase of the investigation. The slides were examined by ultraviolet light microscopy to determine the presence of active bone growth around implants as well as the nature of the host-implant interface.

Results from this investigation correlated with the examination of decalcified hematoxylin and eosin stained sections made from the same animals in demonstrating the biocompatibility of Durapatite as well as a promising "bone maintenance" effect when placed in the mandibular alveolar ridges of mature adult Beagle dogs.

Department

Dentistry

School

Graduate School

First Advisor

Philip J. Boyne

Second Advisor

Bernard C. Byrd

Third Advisor

Lawrence D. Day

Fourth Advisor

Merle G. Harris

Fifth Advisor

Robert A. James

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Degree Level

M.S.

Year Degree Awarded

1980

Date (Title Page)

6-1980

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Mandibular Prosthesis; Surgery, Oral, Preprosthetic; Alveolar Process

Type

Thesis

Page Count

iv; 34

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

Download

Share

COinS