Osseointegration of titanium, titanium alloy and zirconia dental implants: current knowledge and open questions

Periodontology 2000

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 22-40

  Bosshardt, Dieter D ^a   Chappuis, Vivianne ^a   Buser, Daniel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ANIMAL; BONE IMPLANT INTERFACE; BONE REMODELING; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; OSSEOINTEGRATION; PERIIMPLANTITIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RISK FACTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTH IMPLANT; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ANIMALS; BONE REMODELING; BONE-IMPLANT INTERFACE; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN; HUMANS; OSSEOINTEGRATION; PERI-IMPLANTITIS; RISK FACTORS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM; WOUND HEALING; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 85006827238     PISSN: 09066713     EISSN: 16000757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/prd.12179     Document Type: Review

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