Influence of the surgical technique and surface roughness on the primary stability of an implant in artificial bone with a density equivalent to maxillary bone: a laboratory study

Abstract

The placement of etched implants in synthetic bone models using an undersized preparation technique resulted in enhanced primary implant stability; further, a correlation was found between primary stability and bone density of the synthetic bone, implying that in case of an implant site with low bone density, by changing the surgical technique and choosing an implant with an optimal surface roughness, the primary stability can be enhanced significantly.