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Bone Reaction to Implants

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Endosseous insertion of an artificial orthopedic or dental material induces an extensive tissue reaction at the implant–bone interface. Formation of a bone–implant attachment has been regularly reported. Bone repair in these instances is portrayed in several patterns. Healing depends on systemic and local conditions, inter alia, bone status, surgical technique, implant surface, biomechanical properties, and forces used. Osseointegration is defined as a direct structural bonding between bone tissue and implant surface. Clinically, such implant attachment produces a firm, asymptomatic fixation maintained in bone under functional loading. In other instances, healing is completed by fibro-integration, namely, implants are surrounded by fibrous connective tissue, showing an evident clinical mobility when loaded [1–6].

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Kohavi, D. (2012). Bone Reaction to Implants. In: Sela, J., Bab, I. (eds) Principles of Bone Regeneration. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2059-0_9

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