title: Histomorphometric analyses of bone interface with titanium-aluminum-vanadium and hydroxyapatite-coated implants by biomimetic process.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The surface properties of dental implants have been considered directly related to the success of the osseointegrated interface. Hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated implants promote a bioactive surface because they facilitate cellular migration and bone growth, resulting in a faster osseointegration.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study analyzed and compared 2 different implant surfaces: a group composed of titanium implants and another group coated with HA. The HA coating was produced by the biomimetic process to reduce costs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After histomorphometric analyses it was possible to demonstrate that there were no statistically significant differences between the groups.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Oral Implantology, School of Dentistry, Unigranrio University, Duque de Caxias, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zagury
authors.forename: Nassim David
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Harari
authors.forename: Márcio Baltazar
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Conz
authors.forename: Glória de Almeida
authors.initials: Gde A
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Guaracilei Maciel
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Vidigal
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys; D000818:Animals; D032701:Biomimetics; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry*; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015921:Dental Implants; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016348:Osseointegration; D011817:Rabbits; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D015921:Dental Implants; C031462:titanium alloy (TiAl6V4); D017886:Durapatite; D014025:Titanium