dental implants — titanium screws that can be anchored in the bone of the alveolar ridge and replace missing teeth

the use of dental materials (go to the back of the card to see answer)

types of dental materials

properties of metals

properties of metals

osseointegration

most of the implants in the market are composed of commercially pure titanium

implants purely from zirconia, a material that appears to offer similar patterns of osseointegration with titanium

Osseointegration was possible with a smooth surface, but the introduction of the rough surface actually marked a significant breakthrough in the clinical outcomes.

osseointegration between implants with smooth surface and two different types of moderately rough surface showed a significant advantage for the rough surfaces in terms of the bone-to-implant contact and the quantity of osseointegration

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