A Brief Review on the Evolution of Metallic Dental Implants: History, Design, and Application

Abstract

In recent years, significant advances in the field of medical materials have begun to emerge, especially in nanotechnology. The modern area of nanostructured implants possesses wide applications in various medical implants including their dental use. Nano-surface functions present substantial resolutions to medical obstacles through improved biomaterial proficiency, innovative dental-implant designs, and surface design procedures, such as nanoscale adhesive surfaces, bio-chemical anodization, and surface modification technique. This work covers dental implant history, nanotechnological advances, and its development that includes a description, basic properties, and the related results of composites and surface morphology, and the different types of nanomaterials used in dental implants. Significant attempts have been made over the last few decades to strengthen osteointegration and prevent bacterial attachment to the implant surfaces. The micro and nano-topography of the hierarchical surface orchestrate the biological reactions of implants and may solve the problems associated with implant-tissue issues. This research investigates the implant articles from 1964 to 2021, which offers a brief description of the nanostructured biomaterials to enhance dental implants’ performance and may open new frontiers in the advancement of implant technology.

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“…Many brand devices have been developed (e.g., TiOblast ® , Osseotite ® , Steri-Oss Etched ® , TiUnite ® , ITI-TPS ® , Laser-Lok ® , SLActive ® ) [2], in order to improve the effectiveness of the dental implants and their rate of success. Besides, recent developments including a variety of surface modifications for dental implantology have been made to cope with the fact of being biologically inert, such as acid etching/grit blasting, hydrogen peroxide or acidic treatment, alternative nitride, hydroxyapatite or metal-based coatings among others [40][41][42][43][44][45].…”

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“…22 Its high success rate can be attributed to the evolution in its structural design and build, biomaterial surface coating, and technical modifications at the time of placement. 23 Furthermore, there continues to be ongoing studies defining clinical factors such as age, bone quality, and implant characteristics, and the long-term stability and success of osseointegrated implants to guide clinicians in selecting the right surgical candidate for a successful implant-based dental rehabilitation. 24 In our practice, we provide the option for dental implant-based dental rehabilitation based on clinical factors such as the quantity and quality of the soft (keratinized mucosa) and hard (bone) tissue.…”

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“…Alveolar ridge deficiencies prevent the long-term success of dental implants [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] . Therefore, bone augmentation is imperative when alveolar bone undergoes advanced resorption [1] , [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] . Among various bone defects, vertical bone defects are the most difficult to augment [7] , [8] .…”