“…Porous-surfaced endosseous dental implants have been studied by others in dogs Peterson et al, 1980), monkeys (Young et al, 1979a and b;Karagianes et al, 1982), and miniature swine (Karagianes et al, 1976), and have even been used in humans (Weiss and Rostoker, 1982). Young et al (1979a and b) and Karagianes et al (1976Karagianes et al ( , 1982 also employed two-stage procedures for placing implants.…”