Crestal bone remodeling in loaded and unloaded implants and the microgap: a histologic study.

PurposeThe aim of this study was to histologically evaluate the crestal bone response to loaded and unloaded implants in beagle dogs.Materials and MethodsSandblasted and acid-etched implants (Bone System, Milano, Italy) were placed in the mandible of six beagle dogs. The two premolars and the first