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Low-speed drilling without irrigation versus conventional drilling for dental implant osteotomy preparation: a systematic review

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to review the evidence comparing low-speed drilling without irrigation versus conventional drilling for dental implant osteotomy preparation.

Materials and methods

A systematic review was carried out based on the PRISMA statement. Four databases and gray literature were searched up to November 2020. In vitro, animal, and clinical studies were included. The variables were temperature change, drilling time, quantity of harvested bone, osteotomy precision, marginal bone loss, implant success rate, osseointegration, and the histomorphologic characteristics and cellularity of the osteotomy and of the harvested bone. Different tools for the assessment of bias were applied for each study design.

Results

A total of 626 articles were identified, of which 13 were included. Both low-speed drilling without irrigation (test group) and conventional drilling (control group) maintained temperatures below the critical temperature of 47 °C. The test group yielded a greater quantity and more beneficial cellular and histomorphologic properties of harvested bone, with a longer drilling time and greater osteotomy precision (p < 0.05). No significant results were obtained regarding drill wear, osseointegration, marginal bone loss, implant success rate, and histomorphology of the dental implant osteotomy (p > 0.05). The results, in particular on the osteotomy precision and quantity of harvested bone chips, should be interpreted with caution because outcomes are based in only one in vitro study.

Conclusions

Low-speed drilling without irrigation seems to be comparable to conventional drilling in preparing dental implant osteotomies. In some situations, low-speed drilling without irrigation might offer advantages over conventional drilling. The results should be interpreted with caution due to the low percentage of clinical human studies. Accordingly, more clinical studies are needed to improve the scientific evidence on this topic.

Clinical relevance

The low-speed drilling without irrigation is a valid technique for dental implant osteotomy preparation. Its higher quantity and quality of harvested autologous bone might be particularly beneficial in cases of dental implant placement with minor simultaneous bone regeneration.

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    Juan Carlos Bernabeu-Mira, David Soto-Peñaloza, Miguel Peñarrocha-Diago & David Peñarrocha-Oltra

  2. Department of Oral Surgery, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain

    Fabio Camacho-Alonso

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Bernabeu-Mira, J.C., Soto-Peñaloza, D., Peñarrocha-Diago, M. et al. Low-speed drilling without irrigation versus conventional drilling for dental implant osteotomy preparation: a systematic review. Clin Oral Invest 25, 4251–4267 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-021-03939-z

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