Research Progress and Application Potential of Low-speed Drilling in Implant Surgery
Preparation of hard tissues for the implants is usually performed by conventional drilling(drilling at high-speed with irrigation).With the development of modern oral implantology,a new concept of low-speed drilling without irrigation shown the potential to be an alternative to the conventional drilling.Low-speed drilling also named as biologic drilling,comparing with conventional drilling which has many advantages,such as no irrigation,more precise,and avoiding autogenous bone loss.This article reviews the related literatures including in vitro,animal,and clinical studies to analyze the low-speed drilling from temperature change,osseointegration,drilling precision,and drilling time,in order to provide reference for further research and clinical application.
low-speed drillingosseointegrationprimary stabilityautogenous bone