To improve implant biocompatibility, we developed a simple cost-effective thermal surface treatment allowing an increase in the oxide layer thickness of a titanium (Ti) alloy used in orthopaedic implants. The goal of this study was to test in vitro the reaction of osteoblasts to the developed surface treatment and to compare it to the osteoblast reaction to two other surface treatments currentl...

Abstract Medical implants manufactured using biomaterial Ti-6Al-4V exhibit some disadvantages. Its higher elastic modulus than that of natural bone can cause stress shielding problems. This be avoided with pores in the implant structure. However, poor corrosion and tribocorrosion behaviors are yielded because large area exposed to medium. To mitigate both issues, coating technologies applied. T...

the effect of inter-implant distance on retention and resistance of implant-tissue-supported overdentures is lacking in the literature. an in vitro study was performed to evaluate this effect for mandibular implant-tissue-supported overdentures retained by two ball attachments.an acrylic cast of an edentulous mandible was fabricated. three pairs of implants were symmetrically placed at both sid...

results the mean distances between the crestal bone and the implant shoulder in group 1 were 1.01, 1.44, and 1.93 mm at the implant placement time, and at the 6 and 12-month postoperative intervals, respectively. in group 2, these distances were 1.35, 1.20, and 1.41 mm, respectively. there were no significant differences in the marginal bone resorption between the two groups (p > 0.05). conclus...

Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy milling has been frequently used in aviation/aerospace industries. Application environments put forward high requirements to create a desired proportion of the constituent phases and fine grain size for optimum mechanical properties of the machined workpiece. However, quantifying microstructural features of dual-phase (α + β) Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy is difficult due to...

crestal bone loss is a biological complication in implant dentistry. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of progressive and conventional loading on crestal bone height and bone density around single osseointegrated implants in the posterior maxilla by a longitudinal radiographic assessment technique.twenty micro thread implants were placed in 10 patients (two implants per patient). ...

Abstract Insufficient osseointegration, inflammatory response and bacterial infection are responsible for the majority of bone implant failures. Drug-releasing implants subjected to adequate surface modification can concurrently address these challenges improve success surgeries. This work investigates use Ti-6Al-4V (Ti64) with a dual-scale topography as platform local drug delivery. Dual-scale...

This study investigated the efficacy of co-deposited vancomycin/chitosan coatings prepared using a plasma process on metallic implants in bacterially challenged rabbit model. A BioDepTM coating was used to deposit thin layers chitosan with vancomycin onto titanium alloy surfaces. Coated were examined standard microscopy, profilometry and elution studies. Nitrided Ti-6Al-4V (Ti alloy) dynamic co...

In the last few decades, titanium and its alloys have been developed in different areas of dentistry. The chemical properties of the oxide layer formed on the surface of titanium play an important role in the biocompatibility of the titanium implants and surrounding tissues. Generally, fluoride containing preparations have high fluoride concentration and pH range between 7.2 and 3.2. Since, flu...

objectives : microbial leakage through the implant-abutment (i-a) interface results in bacterial colonization in two-piece implants. the aim of this study was to compare microleakage rates in three types of replace abutments namely snappy, goldadapt, and customized ceramic using radiotracing. materials and methods: three groups, one for each abutment type, of five implants and one positive and ...