Effect of strain at low-frequency loading on peri-implant bone (re)modelling: a guinea-pig experimental study KU Leuven
OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether controlled early loading enhances peri-implant bone mass and bone-to-implant contact. Low-frequency stimulation (3 Hz) and varying force amplitudes, causing varying strains, were applied in three guinea-pig series. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Three series of guinea-pigs received percutaneous TiO(2)-blasted implants in both tibiae. One week after implant installation, one implant was stimulated with a sinusoidally ...