The effect of material characteristics, of surface topography and of implant components and connections on soft tissue integration: A literature review

Clinical Oral Implants Research

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 55-67

  Rompen, Eric ^a,e   Domken, Olivier ^a   Degidi, Marco ^b   Pontes, Ana Emilia Parias ^c   Piattelli, Adriano ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Private Practice   (Italy)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^e CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biomaterials; Material science; Soft tissue implant interaction; Surface chemistry; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ANIMAL; CELL ADHESION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; GINGIVA; HUMAN; MOUTH MUCOSA; PERIODONTIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CELL ADHESION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; EPITHELIAL ATTACHMENT; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GINGIVA; HUMANS; MOUTH MUCOSA; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 33748310729     PISSN: 09057161     EISSN: 16000501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0501.2006.01367.x     Document Type: Review

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