Since titanium-alloy represents one of the most frequently used biomaterial in the fabrication process of dental implants, the aim of this study is to evaluate the interaction between an implant and the surrounding bone tissue in an animal model (rabbit). The test material was a niobium-allied titanium covered with hydroxyapatite (TiNb1/ HA4E4). Following implantation, the test material was evaluated by electronic microscopy and EDAX analysis.
Pure titanium represents one the most widespread biomaterials used for dental implants; on the other hand titanium alloyed with aluminum and vanadium (Ti-6Al-4V) is mostly used in the technological process of fabrication of dental prosthetic restorations. Because pure titanium offers low resistance to loading and Ti-6Al-4V may lead to a gradual release in metallic ions with consecutive immunologic repercussions, in this study will be discussed: the technological procedures of obtaining Ti-Zr alloy, the microstructural modifications corroborated with the applied thermal regimen and the biocompatibility of Ti-Zr in relation with human osteoblasts (G292).
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