Implant Coatings and Its Application in Clinical Reality

TY - CHAP

T1 - Implant Coatings and Its Application in Clinical Reality

AU - Gotfredsen, Klaus

PY - 2015/1/1

Y1 - 2015/1/1

N2 - Even though dental implants are highly successful, there are still clinical situations where new developments in implant coatings could improve implant stabilization, bone formation, and long-term implant performance. Significant improvements were obtained when the surface topography of the implants were changed from smooth to a moderately rough surface, and in the future we expect that inorganic or organic nanocoatings could improve the clinical outcome also in compromised bone sites. Various bioactive coatings have been tested in vitro and in vivo, and the biological knowledge increases, but still no evidence exist that nanocoatings are able to significantly improve clinical outcome.

AB - Even though dental implants are highly successful, there are still clinical situations where new developments in implant coatings could improve implant stabilization, bone formation, and long-term implant performance. Significant improvements were obtained when the surface topography of the implants were changed from smooth to a moderately rough surface, and in the future we expect that inorganic or organic nanocoatings could improve the clinical outcome also in compromised bone sites. Various bioactive coatings have been tested in vitro and in vivo, and the biological knowledge increases, but still no evidence exist that nanocoatings are able to significantly improve clinical outcome.

M3 - Book chapter

SN - 978-3662453780

SN - 3662453789

SP - 147

EP - 156

BT - Implant Surfaces and their Biological and Clinical Impact

A2 - Wennerberg, Ann

A2 - Albrektsson, Tomas

A2 - Jimbo , Ryo

PB - Springer

ER -