RETRACTION: Histological and histomorphometric evaluation of immediate implant placement on a dog model with a new implant surface treatment

RETRACTION: J. L. Calvo-Guirado, A. J. Ortiz-Ruiz, B. Negri, L. López-Marí, C. Rodriguez-Barba, F. Schlottig, “Histological and histomorphometric evaluation of immediate implant placement on a dog model with a new implant surface treatment”, Clinical Oral Implants Research 21, no. 3 (2010): 308–315, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0501.2009.01841.x

The above article, published online on 9 February 2010 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal's Editor in Chief, Lisa J. A. Heitz-Mayfield; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

The retraction has been agreed due to concerns raised by third parties on the data presented in the article. Several flaws and inconsistencies between results presented and experimental methods described were found. Specifically, Figure 5b is described as control group, but it used in Figure 6b to represent the test group. Figure 7c is described as control group, but it used in Figure 8a to represent the test group. Accordingly, the editors consider the findings of this article unreliable and the conclusions to be invalid. The authors have been informed of the decision to retract the article. The corresponding author J. L. Calvo-Guirado disagrees with the decision of retraction. Co-authors A. J. Ortiz-Ruiz and F. Schlottig state that they were unaware of these issues and concur with the decision for retraction based on the presented findings. The remaining co-authors were not available for a final confirmation of the retraction.