Eight-year clinical evaluation of HA-coated implants.
The safety and efficacy of HA-coated screw-type titanium dental implants was studied in an 8-year retrospective study. The results show that HA-coating clearly decreases failure rates in the posterior mandible and the anterior and posterior maxilla.
Lozada
J L
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Oral Implantology Program, Loma Linda University, California.
D015519:Bone Density; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017886:Durapatite; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D015921:Dental Implants; D017886:Durapatite; D014025:Titanium