title: All you wanted to know about titanium, but were afraid to ask.
abstract: Titanium is at the heart of all current dental implantology. This short question and answer paper reveals why.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Materials Science, UMDS Dental School, Guy's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003343:Corrosion; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D006244:Hardness; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000032:analysis; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis; D013046:Specific Gravity; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014025:Titanium / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003764:Dental Materials; C009495:titanium dioxide; D002244:Carbon; D006859:Hydrogen; D014025:Titanium; D009584:Nitrogen; D010100:Oxygen