Open AccessZirconia in dental implantology: A review
Author(s) -
Abhishek Apratim,
Prashanti Eachempati,
Kiran Kumar Krishnappa Salian,
Vijendra Pal Singh,
Saurabh Chhabra,
Sanket Shah
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.158014
Subject(s) - osseointegration , dentistry , dental implant , cubic zirconia , implant , medicine , biocompatibility , titanium , dental prosthesis , materials science , surgery , ceramic , composite material , metallurgy
Titanium has been the most popular material of choice for dental implantology over the past few decades. Its properties have been found to be most suitable for the success of implant treatment. But recently, zirconia is slowly emerging as one of the materials which might replace the gold standard of dental implant, i.e., titanium.