IMPACT OF NOVEL DENTAL IMPLANT SURFACE MODIFICATIONS ON OSSEOINTEGRATION AND EARLY HEALING

Abstract

By adjusting the etching and polishing steps, the surface roughness may be fine-tuned. Using a nanofiber-coated surface is another way to improve osteoconduction. Furthermore, we have shown that covering the titanium surface with nanofibers increases cell adherence. There are a number of methods being researched or suggested to enhance osseointegration by alteration of the implant surface. In addition to increasing and speeding up osseointegration, the use of current surfaces in dental clinical practice may also decrease peri-implant bone loss and enhance the likelihood of re-osseointegration of a damaged surface. In this work, we summarize the literature on the cellular-substrate interaction and in vivo investigations that evaluate the response to these new surfaces. Type I collagen (Koken Co. Tokyo, Japan), polylactic acid (100,000 Da, Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., St. Louis, U.S.), and 1,1,1,3,3- hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFP, Aldrich Chemical Company, Inc., St. Louis, U.S.) were all employed in the electrospinning process. In addition to increasing and speeding up osseointegration, the use of current surfaces in dental clinical practice may also decrease peri-implant bone loss and enhance the likelihood of re-osseointegration of a damaged surface. An innovative approach to improving osseointegration with the bone regeneration concept is to use functionalized nanofibers as a surface modification for dental implants.