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Purpose: To examine the effect of controlled progressive orthodontic loading on bone around implants subjected to overloading forces. Materials and Methods: Bilateral edentulous alveolar ridges were created in the posterior maxilla of five beagle dogs and left to heal for an 8-week period, after which 40 implants were placed. In the overloading group (OL), 16 implants were inserted and left to osseointegrate for 16 weeks; impressions were made, and metal crowns were mounted on with supraocclusal contacts with the antagonist teeth. Implants were exposed to dynamic overloading for 16 weeks. In the progressive loading + overloading group (PL+OL), 16 implants were left to osseointegrate for 8 weeks, and custom abutment cores were fabricated and coupled by pairs with Ni-Ti orthodontic springs. Ascending static forces of 100g, 200g, and 300g were each applied for a 3-week period, for a total 9-week progressive loading period. Thereafter, metal crowns with supraocclusal contacts were adapted, and a 16-week overloading protocol for implants was followed as for the overloading group. In the unloaded control group (UL), eight implants were inserted and left uncovered and unloaded for 32 weeks, that is, until the end of the experimental period, at which point all 40 implants were removed with the surrounding bone. Histologic, histomorphometric, and statistical analysis followed. Results: Higher bone-to-implant contact percentage was reported for the OL group (P =.006) and PL+OL group (P |
