Dental Implant Surfaces

Dental Implant Surfaces
2004
Susan Doan
Compton Implants
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The biocompatibility for dental implants depends on the biomaterial, tissue, and host factors. Biomaterial surface chemistry, topography (roughness), and type of tissue integration (osseous, fibrous, mixed) correlate with host responses. The host environment directly influences the biomaterial-to-tissue interfacial zone specific to local healing and the clinical aspects of load-bearing function. The interfacial interaction between recipient tissues and implanted material involves the surface layer of the implant and a few nanometres into living tissues. Synthetic biomaterials used for construction of dental implants that contact the subepithelial zones of oral tissues are classified into metallic, ceramic, and surface modified (coated, reacted or ion-implanted).1
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