A pilot study to evaluate the success and survival rate of titanium–zirconium implants in partially edentulous patients: results after 24 months of follow‐up

Abstract

Within the limits of this pilot study, the performance of the new implant material was safe and reliable. The new implants meet established success and survival criteria after 2 years.

Bone apposition to a titanium-zirconium alloy implant, as compared to two other titanium-containing implants

“…The present implant groove model is appropriate to study early bone healing events following implant placement, since the created defects are delineated on one side by the implant surface, and on the other side by the bony wall of the implant bed (Buser et al, 2004;Germanier et al, 2006). TiZr alloy has been recently introduced in the fi eld of implant dentistry for more challenging clinical situations, because it provides higher mechanical properties than cpTi grade 4 (Al- Nawas et al, 2011;Barter et al, 2011;Chiapasco et al, 2011). Nevertheless, Ti6Al4V implants could also be used for small diameter dental implants because of improved mechanical strength when compared to cpTi and because of their favourable clinical documentation in orthopaedics (Bauer et al, 2009).…”

Four‐unit fixed dental prostheses replacing the maxillary incisors supported by two narrow‐diameter implants – a five‐year case series

“…These results are in agreement with recent reviews (Klein et al 2014) that concluded that survival rates of NDIs appear to be similar compared to those of regular-diameter implants. Moreover, clinical studies including NDIs with a new titanium-zirconium alloy (TiZr) (Barter et al 2012;Ioannidis et al 2015) have shown promising results that point to an incremental gain in the mechanical properties of this type of implants. Further, in patients with high esthetic expectations and limited horizontal bone volume, NDIs seem to be a choice with a predictable long-lasting biological result.…”

Biomaterials

“…Therefore; several materials and alloys have been tried for decades to find out the ideal biocompatibility with excellent physical features. Titanium and zirconium elements have been well documented and presented to have better tissue biocompatibilities and acceptable physical properties, when compared to others [93,94]. It is been shown that alloys of these materials can present augmented biologic and physical features while corrosion aspect of those alloys is still questionable.…”