Corrosion Analysis of an Experimental Noble Alloy on Commercially Pure Titanium Dental Implants.

Objective: To determine whether the alloy was electrochemically suitable for the manufacturing of prosthetic superstructures over commercially pure titanium (c.p. Ti) implants.

Titanium diffusion in shinbone of rats with osseointegrated implants.

Dental implants are composed of commercially pure Ti (which is actually an alloy of titanium, and minor or trace components such as aluminium and vanadium). When the implant is inserted, its surface undergoes a number of chemical and mechanical processes, releasing particles of titanium to the medium. The metabolism of free ions of titanium is uncertain; the uptaking processes in the body are not well known, nor their toxic dose.

Immediate loading of osseotite implants: two-year results.

The high success rate of dental implants has changed the quality of life for many patients. Immediate loading finds its application in some clinical cases and certainly adds another modality of treatment for the implant patient. Starting with a couple of implants placed in the mandible and immediately loaded within 72 hours after surgical placement with an overdenture, this concept evolved to immediately loading multiple implants in both the maxilla and the mandible.