Background. Dental implants have become a part of routine dentistry. Bone healing around modern implants follows an established sequence of events and results in predictable osseointegration. In a healing bone wound, fibroblast‐like osteogenic progenitor cells differentiate into osteoblasts and start to deposit the woven bone that gradually grows towards the implant surface. Aim. To compare healing following stage 1 implant placement by two different suture materials.Materials and methods . A retrospective study was carried out and the case records of patients undergoing implant placement were collected by reviewing and analyzing the records and data recorded from 86,000 patients between November 2020 and January 2021. Patients undergoing implant placement were selected. The data of 40 patients undergoing implant placement in the lower posterior endetulous region was collected and divided into two groups – 20 patients each – a black silk group and a polyamide suture group. This data was subjected to statistical analysis and association using SPSS software. Results and discussion.The study showed that 65% of the patients undergoing implant placement in the lower posterior edentulous region were males and 35% were females. Also found was that 60% of the patients were given a score of 1 in the wound healing index, whereas 28% of them were given a score of 2, and 12% of them – a score of 3. An independent t test performed showed a significant difference in the wound healing index between the two suture material groups [p-0.006<0.05].Conclusions. Polyamide suture showed better healing compared to the black silk suture group, a significant difference being recorded in the wound healing index of the two groups.
Keywords:- HEALING
- IMPLANT
- innovative method
- polyamide
- silk
- SUTURE