Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

ISSN for PRINT: 1050-6934

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2003, Volume13

Issue 6

128 pages

DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v13.i6

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R. Gilbert Triplett
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology, Baylor College of Dentistry. The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Dallas, Texas, USA

Uwe Frohberg, DMD, MD
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology, Baylor College of Dentistry. The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Dallas, Texas, USA

Nikitas Sykaras, DDS, PhD
Private Practice, Athens, Greece

Ronald D. Woody, DDS
Department of Restorative Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry. The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, Dallas, Texas, USA

The purpose of this review is to describe commonly used dental implants with reference to their material composition, design factors, and surface topographies. The review includes a discussion of the biological principle of osseointegration and how this process of bone-implant interaction is influenced by different implant materials, designs, and surface characteristics.

DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v13.i6.50 Download article, 18 pages

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