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Radulescu R, Meleșcanu Imre M, Ripszky A, Rus F, Popa A, Moisa M, Funieru C, Ene R, Pituru S. Exploring the Broad Spectrum of Titanium-Niobium Implants and Hydroxyapatite Coatings-A Review. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:6206. [PMID: 39769805 PMCID: PMC11676640 DOI: 10.3390/ma17246206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2024] [Revised: 12/10/2024] [Accepted: 12/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/11/2025]
Abstract
Tooth loss replacement using dental implants is becoming more frequent. Traditional dental implant materials such as commercially pure titanium and titanium aluminum vanadium alloys have well-proven mechanical and biological properties. New titanium alloying metals such as niobium provide improved mechanical properties such as lower elastic modulus while displaying comparable or even better biocompatibility. Hydroxyapatite coatings are a well-documented and widely used method for enhancing dental implants' surface characteristics and properties and could provide a useful tool for further enhancing titanium-niobium implant properties like osteointegration. Among several coating techniques, physical deposition methods and, in particular, vapour deposition ones are the most used due to their advantages compared to wet deposition techniques for hydroxyapatite coating of metallic surfaces like that of dental implants. Considering the scarcity of data concerning the in vivo evaluation of titanium-niobium biocompatibility and osteointegration and the lack of studies investigating coating these new proposed alloys with hydroxyapatite, this review aims to further knowledge on hydroxyapatite-coated titanium niobium alloys.
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Affiliation(s)
- Radu Radulescu
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 8 Eroilor Sanitari Blvd, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (R.R.); (A.R.); (F.R.); (A.P.); (M.M.)
| | - Marina Meleșcanu Imre
- Department of Complete Denture, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 17-23 Calea Plevnei, 010221 Bucharest, Romania;
- The Interdisciplinary Center for Dental Research and Development, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Jean Louis Calderon Street, 020021 Bucharest, Romania;
| | - Alexandra Ripszky
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 8 Eroilor Sanitari Blvd, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (R.R.); (A.R.); (F.R.); (A.P.); (M.M.)
- The Interdisciplinary Center for Dental Research and Development, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Jean Louis Calderon Street, 020021 Bucharest, Romania;
| | - Florentina Rus
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 8 Eroilor Sanitari Blvd, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (R.R.); (A.R.); (F.R.); (A.P.); (M.M.)
| | - Alexandra Popa
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 8 Eroilor Sanitari Blvd, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (R.R.); (A.R.); (F.R.); (A.P.); (M.M.)
- The Interdisciplinary Center for Dental Research and Development, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Jean Louis Calderon Street, 020021 Bucharest, Romania;
| | - Mihai Moisa
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 8 Eroilor Sanitari Blvd, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (R.R.); (A.R.); (F.R.); (A.P.); (M.M.)
| | - Cristian Funieru
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 4 Eforiei, 050037 Bucharest, Romania
| | - Razvan Ene
- Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
| | - Silviu Pituru
- The Interdisciplinary Center for Dental Research and Development, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 19-21 Jean Louis Calderon Street, 020021 Bucharest, Romania;
- Department of Professional Organization and Medical Legislation-Malpractice, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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