Periosteal elevation induces supracortical peri-implant bone formation.

PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the possibility of supracortical peri-implant bone formation after periosteal elevation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Periosteal elevation with an elevation height of 5 or 10 mm was performed in an animal experiment with 24 female domestic pigs. For this purpose, four implants were inserted in the frontal bone of each animal. The implants protruded from the local bone by 5 or 10 mm. In the test groups, the periosteum was attached to the protruding implants. In the control groups, the implants were covered with biocompatible degradable periosteal-shielding devices. Each 8 animals were sacrificed after 20, 40 and 60 days. De novo bone formation was evaluated radiographically and histologically. RESULTS: Bone formation rate was higher in the test groups compared to the control groups after 20, 40 and 60 days. After 40 and 60 days, a statistically significant higher (P < 0.01) bone formation rate was found for both elevation heights. The maximum height of the generated bone was statistically significantly higher (P < 0.01) in the test groups for both elevation heights, compared to the control groups for all time points investigated. CONCLUSION: Periosteal elevation by dental implants is a treatment option for supracortical peri-implant bone formation.

Pesquisa a serviço da sociedade: área de concentração de Implantodontia do PPGO/UFSC / Scientific research for social benefits: oral Implantology at the PPGO/UFSC

Este manuscrito descreve as atividades desenvolvidas na PPGO/UFSC, concentradas em três linhas de pesquisa: 1) neoformação óssea peri-implantar; 2) engenharia tecidual; e 3) microbiologia aplicada à Implantodontia. Na linha um, diversos métodos analíticos quantitativos e qualitativos (SEM, AFM, FTIR, OCP, EIS, FEG-SEM) têm sido usados para investigação de diferentes intensidades de corrente elétrica na superfície do Ti-cp e Ti-6Al-4V, quando imersos em meios fisiológicos simulados, na adsorção de proteínas, proliferação celular com fibroblastos, queratinócitos e osteoblastos. Na linha dois, o desenvolvimento in vitro de um arcabouço poroso de PLGA e cerâmica bifásica, incorporado com sinvastatina, sera testado in vivo na resposta de fibroblastos gengivais provenientes de cultura primaria, em meio de cultura com plasma rico em plaquetas (PRP), depositado sobre matriz dérmica acelular e matriz de celulose bacteriana (BC). A linha três concentra a atuação com dois centros internacionais (Belgica e EUA) para a incorporação de compostos antibiofilme em polímeros biocompatíveis, e verificação da eficiência de um método de liberação prolongada de antibióticos incorporados em superfícies nanoestruturadas. Estes projetos devem resultar em melhoria de saúde aos pacientes e no desenvolvimento econômico e social da comunidade.

This paper describes the activities developed at PPGO/UFSC divided into three research lines: 1) peri-implant bone neoformation; 2) tissue engineering, and 3) microbiology applied to implant dentistry. On the first line, several quantitative and qualitative (SEM, AFM, FTIR, OCP, EIS, FEG-SEM) analytical methods have been used to investigate the different electric current intensities on Ti c.p. and Ti6Al4V implant surfaces when immersed into simulated physiological media, protein adsorption, cell proliferation with fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and osteoblasts. On the second line, the in vitro development of a 3D PLGA and biphasic ceramic, simvastatin-incorporated scaffold will be tested in vivo for gingival fibroblast response from primary culture in platelet-rich plasma (PRP) enriched vehicle over an acellular dermal (Sure- Derm) and bacterial cellulose matrix (BC). For line three, two international research centers (Belgium and USA) joined common efforts to incorporate polymer anti-biofi lm compounds and to verify the efficiency of a prolonged release method for antibiotics attached to nanostructured surfaces. All those projects must result in better health conditions and social and economic development of our community.