Peri-implant inflammations represent serious diseases after dental implant treatment, which
affect both the surrounding hard and soft tissue. Due to prevalence rates up to 56%, peri …

With the need of rapid healing and long-term stability of dental implants, the existing Ti-
based implant materials do not meet completely the current expectation of patients. Low …

Since 1970s, a lot of effort has been devoted toward the development of dental implants.
Dental implants are nowadays an indispensable part of clinical dentistry. The global dental …

Tooth loss is very a very common problem; therefore, the use of dental implants is also a
common practice. Although research on dental implant designs, materials and techniques …

Titanium and its alloys are frequently the biomaterial of choice for dental implant
applications. Although titanium dental implants have been utilized for decades, there are yet …

Aim The aim of this literature review is to find current knowledge of dental implants focusing
on materials, designs and surface modifications and to understand which implant surfaces …

Purpose The macrogeometry of a dental implant plays a decisive role in its primary stability.
A larger diameter, a conical shape, and a roughened surface increase the contact area of …

Osseointegration is a good indication of the clinical success of titanium implants referring to
the direct anchorage of such implants to the surrounding host bone. Despite the high …

Objectives: Implant design features such as macro‐and micro‐design may influence overall
implant success. Limited information is currently available. Therefore, it is the purpose of this …

Osteoclasts are large multinucleated cells from hematopoietic origin and are responsible for
bone resorption. A balance between osteoclastic bone resorption and osteoblastic bone …