Enhanced bone bonding to nanotextured implant surfaces at a short healing period: A biomechanical tensile testing in the rat femur

Paulo G. Coelho, Ricardo A. Zavanelli, Marcos B. Salles, Sinem Yeniyol, Nick Tovar, Ryo Jimbo

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Abstract

Purpose: To compare the bone bonding capabilities of 2 different surface treatments at an early healing period. Titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) custom-made rectangular plates (1.4 × 2.4 × 4 mm) were either dual acid etched (Ti6Al4V- DAE) or DAE/nanotextured blasted (Ti6Al4V-NTB). Materials and Methods: Implants were placed in the distal femurs of 10 Wistar rats and were allowed to heal for 9 days. After euthanasia, the bone immediately proximal and distal to the implant was removed to test the bone bonding force with a universal testing machine. Ultrastructure of the bone/implant interface was assessed by scanning electron microscopy. Results: Ti6Al4V-NTB samples exhibited significantly greater bond strength than Ti6Al4V-DAE samples. Morphologically, the Ti6Al4V- NTB surfaces presented intimate interaction with bone, whereas little interaction between the Ti6Al4V-DAE surface and bone was observed. Conclusion: The results of this study indicated a significant increase in bone bonding for the DAE/nanotextured blasted surface, which is suggested to be the outcome of the nanotexturing.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)322-327
Number of pages6
JournalImplant dentistry
Volume25
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2016

Keywords

  • Biomechanical test
  • Bone bonding
  • Calcium phosphate
  • Implant surface
  • In vivo
  • Titanium alloy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oral Surgery

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