SESSION Seq #160: Animal Model Selection Alternatives for Dental Implant Research

Seq #160

Friday, July 4, 2008

10:45 AM-12:15 PM
Metro Toronto Convention Centre Room 718B, Symposium - Group/Division Sponsored

Animal Model Selection Alternatives for Dental Implant Research

Sponsored by: Craniofacial Biology, Implantology Research

Description: The improved functionality and aesthetics afforded by dental implants has increased patient demand and pressed the need for affordable and effective means of testing new designs. This demand has also pressed the need for exploring the options for implant placement in medically compromised patients and patients taking a wide range of drug therapies. While some of the testing can be done in patients, for practical and ethical reasons, much of this testing necessitates the use of animal models. For example, large animals are sometimes used in functional mechanical studies to test new full-size human implant designs. While these studies are valuable, large animals are often impractical for studies requiring large numbers of animals. Investigations such as physiological studies of osseointegration in diabetics, or dose-dependence studies of the effect of drugs such as the bisphosphonates on osseointegration may be more practical in a small animal model. The purpose of this symposium is to bring together scientists using a wide range of animal models for dental implant research, and discuss and compare the strengths and limitations of these models for the various types of studies being conducted and contemplated. The program is supported by Nobel Biocare.

Chairperson: J.L. BORKE


	1575		From Mice to Men: Discriminating Animal Models for Bone Augmentation and Osseointegration U.M. WIKESJO, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA
			Sinus Floor Augmentation with Simultaneous Installation of Dental Implants in Pigs and Minipigs H. TERHEYDEN, University of Kiel, Germany
			Animal Models to Study Bone Healing around Oral Implant and Bone Grafting Materials J.A. JANSEN, Radboud University, Nijmegen Medical Center, Netherlands
			Animal Models of Bone Remodeling at the Implant Interface S.S. HUJA, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

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