Argon Bioactivation of Implants Installed Simultaneously to Maxillary Sinus Lifting without Graft. An Experimental Study in Rabbits

• Main Authors: Yuki Omori (Author), Daniele Botticelli (Author), Mauro Ferri (Author), Rafael Delgado-Ruiz (Author), Vitor Ferreira Balan (Author), Samuel Porfirio Xavier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The treatment of the surface of titanium implants with argon plasma improved its hydrophilicity and cell adhesion, resulting in higher bone apposition on implant and graft surfaces. The spontaneous perforation over time of the sinus mucosa after sinus augmentation has been documented in...