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Volume 2 Issue 4 (October- December, 2014)

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IMPLANT MATERIALS REVISITED
Misha Singla

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Osseointegration is defined by the American Academy of Implant Dentistry as “the firm, direct and lasting biological attachment of a metallic implant to vital bone with no intervening connective tissue.” Different materials, such as platinum, silver, steel, cobalt alloys, titanium and alloys, acrylic, carbon, sapphire, alumina, tantalum, niobium, zirconia and calcium phosphate compounds have been used as dental implant material. This article reviews the implant materials which are routinely used in dentistry.
Key words: Implant; osseointegration; titanium

 
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