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Witek 2019
5Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
dimensions, implant device dimen
6Department of Morphological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), sions, and the amount of strain ap
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. plied to bone.7 Osseointegration
also requires secondary stability,
Correspondence to: Dr Lukasz Witek, Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics,
New York University College of Dentistry, 433 1st Ave, Room 842, New York, NY 10010, USA.
which is established over time con
Email: lukasz.witek@nyu.edu sequent to bone remodeling around
Submitted July 10, 2017; accepted November 25, 2017.
the implant during the healing pe
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essential facet of biomechanical the speed and control of drilling Materials and Methods
fixation, which occurs when cell- procedures.11 A unique feature of
mediated bone remodeling occurs the OD technique is that rather than After receiving approval from the
towards the implant and apposition eradicating the bone particles, as is Institutional Animal Care and Use
of bone and endosteal device.8 Os common in conventional instrumen Committee (IACUC), five ewes were
seointegration is achieved when tation, this instrumentation maintains acquired and housed for a period
newly formed bone is in direct con bone particles by compacting them of ~5 days for acclimation prior to
tact with the implant and its surface into the osteotomy wall.11 Another any surgical procedures. All surgical
without any intermediate soft tissue distinction is in the design of the in procedures were conducted under
component.7,9 An array of factors strumentation’s bur: The burs have strict sterile conditions and general
contribute to successful primary and a large negative rake angle, which anesthesia as follows: animals were
secondary stability, eg, implant de is used as a noncutting edge to al injected with sodium pentothal (15
sign (geometrical configuration, im low for increased bone density as to 20 mg/kg) in Normasol solution in
plant coating, or porosity), surgical the osteotomy expands.12 In both the jugular vein. The anesthesia was
instrumentation (sequence, speed, conventional and OD instrumenta sustained using isoflurane (1.5% to
and instrumentation technique), and tion techniques, copious amounts of 3%) in O2/N2O (50/50). Furthermore,
patient health status (host response irrigation lubricate the bur and bone vital signs of animals were monitored
and quality and quantity of bone).7 surfaces to minimize damage of via ECG, SpO2, and end tidal CO2.
An adequate volume of bone in the adjacent tissue13,14 due to overheat The designated site for surgical oste
implant bed is essential to ensure ing.11 OD instrumentation preserves otomy preparation was shaved and
osseointegration and long-term im bone bulk and enhances its density prepared with iodine solution.
plant stability. For example, low by laterally compacting bone via vis An incision of 10 cm was made
density bone, as seen in the human coelastic and plastic deformation, in the anteroposterior direction
maxilla, has limited bone quantity, and by displacing/autografting bone over the hip, and 15 osteotomies
which can lead to poor bone-to-im particles at the walls and apex of were prepared in the left ilium of
plant contact, which may negatively the osteotomy.11 OD can potentially the sheep (n = 3/sheep). Three dif
impact primary stability10 and sec maximize osseointegration of tita ferent instrumentation techniques
ondary stability. There are different nium screws through the creation of were utilized: (1) conventional/
surgical instrumentation techniques an autografted bony wall that inter regular drilling (R [recommended
currently available for preparing os acts intimately with the implant, but by manufacturer]) in a 3-step se
teotomy sites, including the con there are currently no studies in the ries of 2-mm pilot, 3.2-mm, and
ventional drilling technique, which is literature investigating whether the 3.8-mm twist drills; (2) OD clock
subtractive, as well as a contempo formation of such bony walls through wise (OD-CW) drilling with Densah
rary method called osseodensifica OD drilling acts as a physical barrier Bur (Versah) 2.0-mm pilot, 2.8-mm,
tion (OD), which is nonsubtractive in and possibly precludes healing at and 3.8-mm multi-fluted tapered
nature and aims to enhance primary the central regions of the osteotomy. burs; and (3) OD counterclockwise
stability. The objective was to qualita (OD-CCW) drilling with Densah Bur
To address potential limitations tively and quantitatively evaluate 2.0-mm pilot, 2.8-mm, and 3.8-mm
of current methods for osteotomy the effect of osteotomy preparation multi-fluted tapered burs. Drill
preparation, an alternative approach by conventional (control group) or ing was performed at 1,100 rpm
was explored. This contemporary OD (OD group) instrumentation on with saline irrigation. At the end
technique uses an additive method osteotomy healing. The hypothesis of the surgical procedure, areas of
(OD) that utilizes custom-designed tested is that there is no healing im site preparation were sutured us
burs, which combines current addi pairment when using OD relative to ing vicryl 2-0 for muscle and nylon
tive concepts for osteotomies with conventional drilling methods. 2-0 for skin. Cefazolin (500 mg)
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was administered as a choice of was completed by a single operator 3) had the presence of bone chips
antibiotic preoperatively and post who was blinded to the experimental along the wall of the osteotomy. The
operatively via intravenous injection groups. bone chips were primarily found at
to reduce incidence of postopera the apical region of the osteotomy in
tive complications (ie, infection, in the OD-CW group, which is seen in
flammation, etc). Furthermore, food Statistical Analyses Fig 2a and in higher magnification in
and water were provided ad libitum Fig 2c. The OD-CW group had more
to the animals postoperatively. Statistical analysis between the con pronounced autografting along the
All sheep were euthanized at trol (Regular [R]) and experimental walls of the osteotomy compared to
6 weeks postsurgery with an over groups (OD-CW and OD-CCW) was the R group (Fig 2b). The OD-CCW
dose of anesthetics. The ilium of each analyzed using SPSS software (v23, group presented a healing pattern
sheep was removed en bloc. Sam IBM). Normality test was conducted similar to its analogous counterpart
ples were dehydrated in a series of via Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Data (OD-CW), but one stark difference
steps from 70% to 100% ethanol and illustrated that homogeneity of the between the two was the pres
subsequently embedded in methyl three dependent variables was met. ence of residual bone chips. Unlike
methacrylate (MMA). After polym A mixed model analysis was used to in the OD-CW instrumentation, the
erization, the embedded samples/ test the effects of drilling techniques OD-CCW had bone chips present
blocks were approximately cut into on BAFO, and a two-sample t test through the length of the osteotomy
thin section slices, ~300 μm (Isomet, was performed. Statistical signifi walls (Fig 3a). As seen at higher mag
2000, Buehler), which were then glued cance was set at α = .05. nification in Fig 3b, the chips were
onto histologic slides (Technovit 7210 well attached and embedded into
VLC adhesive, Heraeus Kulzer). Slides the osteotomy wall. Further qualita
were ground and polished under Results tive evaluation of the OD-CCW indi
constant water irrigation using a se cated a more concentrated amount
ries of silicon carbide (SiC) abrasive There were no signs of postoperative of bone chips in the apical region of
papers (Buehler) to approximately complication at surgical sites, and all the osteotomy, as indicated by the
100-μm thick on a grinding machine animals were retained throughout the arrows in Fig 3c. Furthermore, at this
(Metaserv 3000, Buehler). Finished study. Qualitative histomorphometric region the bone chips were highly
slides were stained using Stevenel’s analysis of the osteotomies did not compacted into the surrounding
blue and Van Gieson fuchsin (SVG) in show any healing impairment due wall. Irrespective of group and the
order to differentiate the soft tissue to the instrumentation. All osteoto presence of autografts, bone healing
and mineralized tissue.15,16 Slides were mies, independent of the instrumen occurred throughout the osteotomy
scanned (Aperio Technologies) for tation, resulted in bone remodeling volume. The autografted bone pre
histomorphometric analysis via image and growth (Figs 1a, 2a, and 3a). The sented as nucleating surfaces for new
software (ImageJ, NIH). Histologic standard instrumentation (R), which bone formation.
slides were first qualitatively assessed served as the control, displays initial The histologic slides were sub
followed by quantitative analysis. The bone ingrowth, mainly at the trabec jected to quantitative analysis of
quantitative assessment, bone-area- ular region towards the apex and lat BAFO, as a function of instrumen
fraction-occupancy (BAFO), was ex eral walls of the osteotomy (Fig 1a). A tation (R, OD-CW, OD-CCW). The
ecuted on slides that were scanned histologic slide viewed with a higher mean BAFO value (%) for R instru
and exported to digital images. The magnification (Fig 1c) gives a visual mentation was ~11.5%, while both
digital histologic images of the bone representation at the apex region OD techniques (OD-CW and OD-
within the osteotomy were subjected with bone beginning to remod CCW) resulted with statistically ho
to thresholding, ultimately quantify el. The two experimental groups mogeneous values: 11.3% and 9.1%,
ing as a function of area. The analysis OD-CW (Fig 2) and OD-CCW (Fig respectively (P = .78) (Fig 4).
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b
1 mm
d b
c
2 mm 1 mm 300 μm
a c d
Fig 1 Histologic image representing regular instrumentation. (a) Overall view of the osteotomy created, with three regions of interest (ROI,
blue boxes): higher magnifications of (b) upper left inset, (c) lower right inset (illustrating initial healing from the osteotomy outer perimeter
inwards), and (d) upper right inset (illustrating the outer perimeter inwards). Samples stained with Van Gieson’s fuchsin and Stevenel’s blue.
1 mm
b
2 mm 1 mm
a c d
Fig 2 Histologic image representing OD-CW instrumentation. (a) Overall view of the osteotomy created depicts the formation of an
autograft bone wall around the osteotomy perimeter, with two primary regions of interest (ROI, blue boxes). Higher magnifications of
(b) upper inset and (c) lower inset depict new bone formation occurring from the osteotomy’s outer perimeter towards the center of the
defect. (d) High-resolution inset of (c) zoomed in on the bone chips. The green arrows indicate a remaining bone chip. Samples stained
with Van Geison’s fuchsin and Stevenel’s blue.
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1 mm
b
2 mm 1 mm
a c d
Fig 3 Histologic image representing OD-CCW instrumentation. (a) Overall view of the osteotomy created depicts the formation of an
autograft bone wall around the osteotomy perimeter, with two primary regions of interest (ROI, blue boxes). Higher magnifications of
(b) upper inset and (c) lower inset depict new bone formation occurring from the osteotomy’s outer perimeter towards the center of the
defect. (d) High-resolution inset of the highlighted region in inset (c) focused on the remaining bone chips. The green arrows indicate a
remaining bone chip. Samples stained with Van Gieson’s fuchsin and Stevenel’s blue.
Discussion
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