Chemical and biological functionalization of titanium for dental implants
Abstract
Dental implant materials serve a variety of purposes. The majority of them are used as intraosseous appliances in the jaw bones for permanent anchorage of tissue integrated prostheses. Successful clinical use of these materials is based on the integration into the adjacent bone tissue. Compromised bone conditions and periimplant bone defects can impair this interaction and require enhancement of osteogenesis to accomplish the desired level of bone implant contact. Established techniques use modifications of surface morphology and inorganic surface chemistry. Advanced strategies focus on the anchorage of bone