DOI: 10.36347/sjds.2018.v05i04.008

Pages: 207-213

Osseointegration” as formulated by Alberktson is crucial for implant survival and success. Osseointegration is a measure of implant stability. Measuring implant stability helps to arrive at decisions as to loading of an implant, allows choice of protocol on a patient to patient basis and provides better case documentation. Various methods are developed to assess implant stability. A successful implant reflects good bone to implant contact and is determined by implant stability both primary and secondary. Implant stability is achieved at two different stages – primary and secondary. Primary implant stability and Secondary stability are influenced by many factors such as the mechanical properties of bone tissue at implant site and remodelling of bone and tissue around the implant. Implant stability has been confirmed to affect the process of osseointegration and therefore is essential to understand the methods to measure implant stability and factors influencing.