Introduction: Life Is Made of Molecules!
and Miguel A. R. B. Castanho2 (1) Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2) Institute of Biochemistry and Institute of…
Sandblasted and Acid-Etched Implant Surfaces With or Without High Surface Free Energy: Experimental and Clinical Background
Fig. 9.1 Electron micrograph of titanium sandblasted and acid-etched surface (SLA) Many researchers studied the SLA surface commercially produced by Institut Straumann AG, Basel, Switzerland, and found that the Sa…
Experimental Evaluation of Implant Surface Chemistry
Fig. 4.1 The principle behind XPS: an incoming X-ray excites the atoms and as result emits a photoelectron (Courtesy of Jose J. Chavez, Ph.D. Candidate – Department of Electrical Engineering,…
Novel Surfaces for Clinical Usage: The Use of Dual Acid Etching, a Historical Review, and Current Applications
Fig. 8.1 CP grade IV titanium OSSEOTITE® in 20,000× magnification The OSSEOTITE® surface was first commercialized as a hybrid designed implant, with DAE from the implant apex up to approximately…
Orthodontic Implants and Orthodontic Implant Surfaces
Fig. 12.1 Traditional classification of orthodontic implants (Courtesy T. Lietz) Nomenclature There is no general agreement on the nomenclature for this type of anchorage device. The names are based either…
Development of a Novel Fluoride-Modified Implant Surface for Clinical Use
Parameter measured Result Reference SEM characterization Fluoride treatment reduces roughness at the micrometer scale but produces nanostructures [42, 45, 66, 67, 69, 88, 133–135] Roughness (average surface roughness/Sa, μm) 1.32–1.82…
Experimental and Clinical Knowledge of Nanometer Scale Designing on Endosteal Implants
Fig. 5.1 Surface energy measured by the OWRK method of turned, micro-textured, and nano-textured Ti-6Al-4V substrates (Source: Paulo G. Coelho’s laboratory archives) Fig. 5.2 High-resolution FE-SEM micrograph of a (left)…
Surface Modification of Titanium and Its Alloy by Anodic Oxidation for Dental Implant
Fig. 7.1 Scanning electron micrograph of anodized TiUnite implant surface. The typical porous surfaces (octopus-trap-like feature) indicate that the sparking has occurred to form oxide layer Figures 7.2 and 7.3…
Implant Coatings and Its Application in Clinical Reality
Fig. 11.1 Clinical situations with compromised alveolar bone sites During the last decades great interest has been shown for biofilm formation on exposed implant surfaces and its sequelae [7]. Especially,…
Overview of Surface Evaluation Techniques
Fig. 1.1 A drawing of a mechanical stylus equipment clearly demonstrating the influence of the stylus tip. The measured profile is significantly smoother than the real surface (Figure produced by…
