Review Article
Year: 2020 | Month: January-March | Volume: 5 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 128-131
Surface Treatments of Implant: A Review
Rohit Raghavan1, Shajahan P.A2, Ambili Ravindran.P3, Poornima Purushothaman4
1Head Of The Department, 2Professor, 3,4 Post Graduate Student,
Department of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Royal Dental Collage; Chalissery Kerala University of Health Science, Thrissur, India.
Corresponding Author: Ambili Ravindran.P
ABSTRACT
Dental implants are the promising treatment option now available in dentistry to replace a missing tooth. The success and failure of an implant depend up on criteria like local factor, biological factors, factors influenced by clinician and implant related factors. Implant design and surface condition have a great influence on the Osseointegration. Researchers are going on to find out the best way to improve surface condition of an implant. This article reviews the literature of various current innovations on the implant surface treatments.
Keywords: implant surface treatment, implant design, sandblasting, plasma spraying.