Histopathology of Oral Endosteal Metallic Implants in Dogs

¹ Department of Histology and Department of Dental and Oral Surgery, Brookdale Dental Center of New York University, and Brookdale Medical Center, New York, New York 10010, USA

Four weeks after implantation of oral endosteal metallic implants, acute inflammatory responses of the gingiva were observed. By eight weeks, the inflammation was transitional to chronic. Bony degeneration was noted eight months after implantation. No epithelial or fibrous connective tissue adherence or attachment to the blades was evident.