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Background: The present study aims to investigate the changes in crestal bone levels and the changes in implant scores after placing implants using two different drilling-protocols, i.e., low-speed-drilling without irrigation and conventional-drilling with saline irrigation, over a follow-up of 9 months.

Nh   Null hypothesis: there is no difference in the mesial distal crestal bone levels, peri implant mucosal index value, modified plaque index score, modified sulcus bleeding index scores, implant mobility scale, peri implant sulcus probing depth between implants placed after drilling with 800-400 rpm with copious saline irrigation and implants placed after intermittently drilling with 200-100 rpm without irrigation.    

Material and Methods: Twenty participants will be enrolled from a dental teaching institute. Participants who fulfill the inclusion criteria will be randomly divided equally in two study groups: 1) test group: low-speed-drilling at 200-100 rpm without irrigation and 2) control group: conventional-drilling at 800-400rpm with saline irrigation. The changes in proximal radiographic crestal bone levels will be measured at baseline (immediately after placement of implant), and after 3-, 6-, 9- months. Changes in crestal bone levels will be compared at time-intervals of 3-, 6- and 9- months. These changes will also be calculated as a percentage of implant length. Clinical and radiographic scores of modified Plaque Index, Peri-implant Mucosal Index, modified Sulcus Bleeding Index, Misch’s Clinical Implant Mobility Scale, Peri-implant sulcus probing depth, Peri-implant clinical attachment level, Presence of peri-implant suppuration, Presence of peri-implant radiolucencies will be evaluated after 6-, 9 months in both groups. Second stage surgery will be performed after 3-4 months and cement retained implant crowns will be  delivered. Data analysis will be performed using paired t-test between both groups and a p-value  of ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant.