Nanostructured Titan – a New Material for Dental Implants
Petruželka J.1, Dluhoš L.2, Hrušák D.3, Sochová J.2
1Ústav tváření, katedra mechanické technologie, Fakulta strojní VŠB – Technická univerzita, Ostrava, vedoucí ústavu prof. Ing. J. Petruželka, CSc. 2Timplant®, Ostrava 3Stomatologická klinika LF UK a FN, Plzeň, přednosta doc. MUDr. A. Zicha, CSc. |
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Summary:
New materials have been developed for dental substitutions, in order to better suit to the demands
made from the medical point of view. A prospect material for such purposes is the nanostructured titan (nTi). The
paper compares its qualities with those of other materials being used for the same purpose. nTi is, in the same
way as the commercially pure titan (cpTi), inert, does not contain any, even only potentially toxic or allergenic
ingredients and its specific stability is higher than in any other kinds of materials used for dental implants. nTi
has been used to produce screw implants Nanoimplant® of the 2.4mm diameter and the length of intraossal part
12 mm. Immediately after the introduction of three nanoimplants into the frontal part of low jaw of the patient
these were treated with a temporary fixation bridgework. The course of healing even in the early postoperative
period was without any complications. This is the first application of nTi dental implant in the world.
Key words:
nanostructural materials – nanostructural Ti – dental implant – immediate load
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