Implant Survival after Preparation of the Implant Site Using a Single Bur: A Case Series

Abstract

The use of a single bur for implant site preparation allows the reduction of the time needed for the surgical procedure, without compromising the clinical outcomes. Further, long-term comparative studies are needed to confirm the results of this study.

Evaluation of the insertion torque, implant stability quotient and drilled hole quality for different drill design: an in vitro Investigation

“…The best results for each of these outcomes were achieved by the IDAll implants, for which the implant site preparation was made using a single, high performance drill. This might be a possible explanation for the excellent clinical results recently presented (98% of implant survival) in the evaluation of 350 implants installed with a single drilling step in several clinical procedures (Bettach et al …”

Novel hybrid drilling protocol: evaluation for the implant healing – thermal changes, crestal bone loss, and bone‐to‐implant contact

“…This may lead to better tissue preservation, reduced postoperative discomfort, and better patient acceptance of the treatment (Bettach et al. ). Given the highly variable characteristics of bone tissue, consensus has not been reached regarding the most appropriate drilling technique for the bone (Allan et al.…”

Multistepped Drill Design for Single‐Stage Implant Site Preparation: Experimental Study in Type 2 Bone

“…Various different approaches to implant site preparation have been investigated: (a) conventional drilling, which is the gradual expansion of the osteotomy site by sequential increments of the drill diameter 16 ; (b) simplified drilling, which consists of the reduction in the number of drills through the use of a pilot drill followed by a final drill 28 ; (c) biological drilling, which consists of low speed drilling without irrigation for incremental site preparation 29 ; and (d) single bur drilling, which have been performed with specially designed drills with four bladed edges and external irrigation. 30,31 No general agreement exists as to optimum drill design and/or drilling parameters for bone site preparation, 32 particularly when simplified or single-stage procedures are used.…”