title: Impact of Dental Implant Surface Modifications on Osseointegration.
abstract: Objective. The aim of this paper is to review different surface modifications of dental implants and their effect on osseointegration. Common marketed as well as experimental surface modifications are discussed. Discussion. The major challenge for contemporary dental implantologists is to provide oral rehabilitation to patients with healthy bone conditions asking for rapid loading protocols or to patients with quantitatively or qualitatively compromised bone. These charging conditions require advances in implant surface design. The elucidation of bone healing physiology has driven investigators to engineer implant surfaces that closely mimic natural bone characteristics. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of surface modifications that beneficially alter the topography, hydrophilicity, and outer coating of dental implants in order to enhance osseointegration in healthy as well as in compromised bone. In the first part, this paper discusses dental implants that have been successfully used for a number of years focusing on sandblasting, acid-etching, and hydrophilic surface textures. Hereafter, new techniques like Discrete Crystalline Deposition, laser ablation, and surface coatings with proteins, drugs, or growth factors are presented. Conclusion. Major advancements have been made in developing novel surfaces of dental implants. These innovations set the stage for rehabilitating patients with high success and predictable survival rates even in challenging conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Smeets
authors.affiliation: Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University of Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stadlinger
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Benedicta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beck-Broichsitter
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Ole
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Clarissa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Precht
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, 9900 Lienz, Austria.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kloss
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gröbe
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heiland
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1830-6940
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ebker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000069343:Bone-Implant Interface / Q000502:physiology*; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology*; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants