Research Article

Effect of Surgical Installation of Dental Implants on Surface Topography and Its Influence on Osteoblast Proliferation

Table 1

Macrogeometric measurements of the implants, where α1 and α2 are the internal angles between flanks, and h is the thread height.

ImplantInsertion torque (mean ± SD)Regionα1 (degrees)α2 (degrees)Height, h (µm)Percentage of area in relation to total implant length

Strong48.33 N cm ± 10.98Region 1-cervical59.359.9331.6Top: 10.25%
Region 2-body59.761.7349.5Flank: 63.03%
Region 3-apical59.759.2250.1Valley: 26.70%
Mean59.9310.4
Stylus33.88 N cm ±15.58Region 1-cervical58.762.1389.4Top: 15.14%
Region 2-body59.657.1380.0Flank: 75.35%
Region 3-apical50.759.2283.6Valley: 9.49%
Mean57.9351.0
Tryon33.05 N cm ±13.84Region 1-cervical55.855.6350.1Top: 17.11%
Region 2-body55.959.7362.1Flank: 73.72%
Region 3-apical63.258.1312.5Valley: 9.79%
Mean58.0341.6