Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Implant Surfaces and their Biological and Clinical Impact |
| Editors | Ann Wennerberg, Tomas Albrektsson, Ryo Jimbo |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publication date | 1 Jan 2015 |
| Pages | 147-156 |
| Chapter | 11 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3662453780, 3662453789 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |