AutoresEsteban Pérez-Pevida, Iván Monteagudo-Villalobos, David Chávarri-Prado, Alejandro Estrada-Martínez, Miguel Beltrán-Guijarro, Markel Diéguez-Pereira, Aritza Brizuela-Velasco
Por qué importa
Este estudio in vitro explora la relación entre la pérdida ósea periimplantaria y la frecuencia de resonancia (RFA), un método ya establecido para evaluar la estabilidad del implante en distintas fases de la cicatrización. La investigación, realizada con implantes dentales en un material que simula el hueso maxilar, investigó si la pérdida de hueso marginal detectada mediante RFA podría indicar el momento óptimo para la carga protésica. Se observó que la creación de defectos óseos periimplantarios, simulando la pérdida ósea, resultaba en una disminución significativa de los valores de estabilidad medidos por RFA. Estos hallazgos sugieren que la RFA podría ser una herramienta útil para monitorizar la salud periimplantaria y detectar precozmente la pérdida ósea, lo cual es crucial para el éxito a largo plazo de los implantes dentales y para guiar la toma de decisiones clínicas.
Resonance frequency analysis (RFA) has been used as a diagnostic method to measure implant stability at all stages of healing. In addition to evaluating the status of the peri-implant marginal bone, it can also indicate the most appropriate time to load the implant. This in vitro study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of RFA as a diagnostic method for the detection of peri-implant marginal bone loss (MBL). Forty bone-level Klockner Vega implants were placed in a polyurethane block with elastic properties similar to those of the maxillary bone. The insertion torque and primary implant stability at the time of placement were measured using an RFA device. A circumferential peri-implant defect was created by removing the cortical bone portion in each implant using a trephine. The stability values were measured again using RFA. The stability values measured using RFA were lower after the creation of the circumferential peri-implant defect, indicating a statistically significant decrease in implant stability. The results of the study tend to show a relationship between peri-implant marginal bone loss and modifications in implant stability measured by RFA.
Pérez-Pevida E, Monteagudo-Villalobos I, Chávarri-Prado D, Estrada-Martínez A, Beltrán-Guijarro M, Diéguez-Pereira M, et al. The Relationship Between Peri-Implant Marginal Bone Loss and Resonance Frequency Analysis. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 2025. doi:10.3390/jfb16020071
