Some advances in endosseous implants.
A major advance in endosseous implantology hinges on the coating of titanium implants by porous biodegradable, bioreactive tricalcium phosphate ceramic. When implanted into alveolar bone by a careful technique, the ceramic is resorbed to be replaced by bone. As a result, the endosseous implant becomes ankylosed to the bone. This represents a stable implant/bone interface as opposed to the unstable connective tissue interface that encapsulates many other implant devices.
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000502:physiology; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003779:Denture Design; D006801:Humans; D010012:Osteogenesis; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000503:physiopathology; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014945:Wound Healing
D002130:Calcium Phosphates; C485828:alpha-tricalcium phosphate; C485830:tetracalcium phosphate; C485838:calcium phosphate, monobasic, anhydrous; C020243:calcium phosphate; C485829:calcium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous