Biomaterials used in Dental Implants

Success in implantology depends on the profound knowledge of the concept of osseointegration, a meticulous surgical technique and a sound application of restorative principles, all governed by a thoughtful treatment plan. Evolution of dental implants has been progressing at an enthusiastic pace. From the Branemark era in the 60s of the machined titanium root form implants, the blades popularized by Linkow, to the present day of highly characterized root forms, implants have undergone tremendous modifications. Such Enhancements have been in all the aspects of implant like the biomaterial, the basic shapes, sizes, design characteristics like thread, configurations, surface coatings, abutment profiles etc. the market is flooded with an array of implants sytems, each having some feature unique to them and each claiming superiority over the others. In the 1960s dental implantology as a clinical discipline was judged by some to be rather disorganized, and treatments provided were often said to be not as successful as hospital-based orthopedic and cardiovascular surgery pro¬cedures, One part of this opinion related to the use of standard intraoral dental materials.