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Discussions on Surface Coating

Welcome to the Surface Coating Section of OsseoNews.com, where you can research, and participate in discussions about Surface Coating. It's the one place where dentists, surgeons, and industry experts share their knowledge on Surface Coating.

Recent Surface Coating Discussions

• Dental Implant Fixture Surface Treatment: How Durable Is It?

  How durable is the titanium oxide layer on the surface of the implant fixture? If this surface comes into contact with a metallic instrument or glove will the surface be removed or contaminated to the point where it will be useless for osseointegration?

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• Function of the Various Coatings on Implants?

  What is the function of various coatings on dental implants?

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• Nanotite

  Some of the dental implant manufacturers have started using a new surface coating called NanoTite. Is there truly a benefit here? Have you attempted early or immediate loading with these?

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• Surface Topography for Implants: Where is this Trend Headed?

  I have tried most of the major dental implant companies. I am wondering if the critical factor here in osseointegration is the surface coating?

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• Protein - Coated Dental Implants?

  Bob, a dentist asks us: Does anyone have any thoughts on the recently reported technology of applying a specialized protein to a dental implant to make the bone around the implant regenerate better?

  In laboratory tests, Medical College of Georgia (MCG) researchers applied a protein onto implants that directs endogenous stem cells to become bone-forming […]

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• Coating Tetracycline on Implants?

  Has anyone had experience or read anything about coating tetracycline on dental implants at the time of placement? I have tried this and feel integration is quicker and superior.

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• HA Coated Dental Implants

  Dr. Nimchuk asks:
  HA coatings on dental implants have been shown to accelerate surface bone apposition, thereby shortening the waiting period for dental implant restoration.

  We also know the HA surface degrades and in some instances separates, so the trend has been to substitute coatings with roughened surface dental implants, which incidentally also show better and […]

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• Immediate Loading: The Gold Standard?

  It seems like immediate loading is becoming the gold standard in dental implant placement and restoration.

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• A New Dental Implant Coating?

  Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia found in experimental studies that dental implants coated
  with a new class of morpheonetic proteins demonstrated significant
  osteogenic properties.

  This may represent a new technology for stimulating bone regeneration to replace lost bone.  A formal study of this new technology will begin shortly.  Interestingly, hydroxyapatite which has not worked as well […]

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