PMID- 24396835 OWN - Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH CI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH OCI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH TA - Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent JT - International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry IS - 1945-3388 (Electronic) IS - 0198-7569 (Print) IP - 1 VI - 34 PST - ppublish DP - 2014 PG - 10-18 LA - en TI - Ultrasonic Implant Site Preparation Using Piezosurgery: A Multicenter Case Series Study Analyzing 3,579 Implants with a 1- to 3-Year Follow-Up LID - 10.11607/prd.1860 [doi] FAU - Vercellotti, Tomaso AU - Vercellotti T FAU - Stacchi, Claudio AU - Stacchi C FAU - Russo, Crescenzo AU - Russo C FAU - Rebaudi, Alberto AU - Rebaudi A FAU - Vincenzi, Giampaolo AU - Vincenzi G FAU - Pratella, Umberto AU - Pratella U FAU - Baldi, Domenico AU - Baldi D FAU - Mozzati, Marco AU - Mozzati M FAU - Monagheddu, Chiara AU - Monagheddu C FAU - Sentineri, Rosario AU - Sentineri R FAU - Cuneo, Tommaso AU - Cuneo T FAU - Di Alberti, Luca AU - Di Alberti L FAU - Carossa, Stefano AU - Carossa S FAU - Schierano, Gianmario AU - Schierano G CN - AB - This multicenter case series introduces an innovative ultrasonic implant site preparation (UISP) technique as an alternative to the use of traditional rotary instruments. A total of 3,579 implants were inserted in 1,885 subjects, and the sites were prepared using a specific ultrasonic device with a 1- to 3-year follow-up. No surgical complications related to the UISP protocol were reported for any of the implant sites. Seventy-eight implants (59 maxillary, 19 mandibular) failed within 5 months of insertion, for an overall osseointegration percentage of 97.82% (97.14% maxilla, 98.75% mandible). Three maxillary implants failed after 3 years of loading, with an overall implant survival rate of 97.74% (96.99% maxilla, 98.75% mandible). (Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2014;34:11-18. doi: 10.11607/prd.1860) AID - 853776