Comparison of Non-Surgical Methods for Implant Surface Treatment in Simulated Bone Resorption Patterns: An In Vitro Study
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Procedures
2.3. Measurements
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
STUD | Dental Hygiene Student |
IGEXP | Expert Dental Hygienist (>10 years’ experience) |
ODEXP | Expert Dentist (>10 years’ experience) |
US | Ultrasonic Scaler |
TiBr | Titanium Brush |
AirPo | Air polishing with erythritol |
TiCu | Titanium Curette |
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Variable | Cleaning Percentage (Mean + SD [95% CI]) |
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ODEXP | 36.6% ± 12.5% [32.4%; 40.9%] |
IGEXP | 29.7% ± 11.5% [25.7%; 34.3%] |
STUD | 26.1% ± 10.6% [22.7%; 30.1%] |
TiCu | 28.14% ± 11.5% [23.3%; 32.7%] |
US | 35.01% ± 11% [30.7%; 39.9%] |
AirPo | 22.89% ± 11% [17.6%; 26.4%] |
TiBr | 37.16% ± 10.2% [34.7%; 43.3%] |
30° defect | 27.4% ± 9.3% [24.0%; 30.4%] |
60° defect | 37.6% ± 14% [31.5%; 41.4%] |
90° defect | 27.4% ± 9.9% [22.7%; 29.9%] |
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Sbricoli, L.; Petrini, G.; Camurri Piloni, A.; Stellini, E.; Bressan, E.; Favero, R. Comparison of Non-Surgical Methods for Implant Surface Treatment in Simulated Bone Resorption Patterns: An In Vitro Study. J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14, 7244. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14207244
Sbricoli L, Petrini G, Camurri Piloni A, Stellini E, Bressan E, Favero R. Comparison of Non-Surgical Methods for Implant Surface Treatment in Simulated Bone Resorption Patterns: An In Vitro Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(20):7244. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14207244
Chicago/Turabian StyleSbricoli, Luca, Gaia Petrini, Alvise Camurri Piloni, Edoardo Stellini, Eriberto Bressan, and Riccardo Favero. 2025. "Comparison of Non-Surgical Methods for Implant Surface Treatment in Simulated Bone Resorption Patterns: An In Vitro Study" Journal of Clinical Medicine 14, no. 20: 7244. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14207244
APA StyleSbricoli, L., Petrini, G., Camurri Piloni, A., Stellini, E., Bressan, E., & Favero, R. (2025). Comparison of Non-Surgical Methods for Implant Surface Treatment in Simulated Bone Resorption Patterns: An In Vitro Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(20), 7244. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14207244