Ovid: Nociti: Implant Dent, Volume 11(2).June 2002.176-182 © 2002 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. Volume 11(2) June 2002 pp 176-182 Nicotine and Bone Density Around Titanium Implants: A Histometric Study in Rabbits [BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH] Nociti, Francisco H. Jr. DDS, MS, PhD*; Stefani, Cristine M. DDS, MS, PhD**; Sallum, Enilson A. DDS, MS, PhD***; Duarte, Poliana M. DDS, MS†; Sallum, Antonio W. DDS, MS, PhD‡ *Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontics, Division of Periodontics, School of Dentistry at Piracicaba, UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil. **Senior Researcher, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontics, Division of Periodontics, School of Dentistry at Piracicaba, UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil. ***Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontics, Division of Periodontics, School of Dentistry at Piracicaba, UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil. †Student, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontics, Division of Periodontics, School of Dentistry at Piracicaba, UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil. ‡Chairman and Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontics, Division of Periodontics, School of Dentistry at Piracicaba, UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil. Reprint requests and correspondence to: Francisco H. Nociti Jr., PhD Av. Limeira 901 Caixa Postal: 052 CEP: 13414–903 Piracicaba S.P., Brazil Fax: 55–19–4305218 E-mail: nociti@fop.unicamp.br The authors claim to have no financial interest in any company or any of the products mentioned in this article. Outline ● Abstract ● Materials and Methods ❍ Animals ❍ Implant Surgery ❍ Experimental Design ❍ Histometric Procedure ❍ Statistical Analysis ● Results ● Discussion ● Conclusions ● Acknowledgments http://gateway2.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?QS=WWabAU%...tsuL3n7rJ1%2bYw8wtFNTZAbbXU%3d_I0zJUQLvNiHIMQdC (1 of 16)13/7/2004 08:33:20