HistoryandDevelopmentofDentalimplantPreviousnon-integratingformsofimplantsmayhavebeenanchoredtobonebymeansofasurroundingsheathofpseudoperiodontalligament,butthisfibroussheathwasapoorlydifferentiatedlayerofscartissue
Inmostcases,loadingandgradualwideningofthisledtolooseningoftheimplantandsubsequentimplantfailure
ImplantsImplantsconsistofthreemainparts
ThethreecomponentsincludeImplant,abutmentandsuperstructure
ImplantsMostcontemporarydentalimplantsaremadeofcommerciallypuretitanium,whichhasbeenshowntohaveexcellentbiocompatibility
Titaniumisalightmetal
ImplantsWhenexposedtoair,asurfaceoxideisrapidlyformed
Thislayerofoxidedeterminesthebiologicalresponse
Commerciallypuretitaniumisalsohighlyresistanttocorrosion
ImplantsOthermetalshavebeenusedforosseointegration,includingzirconium,goldan