Ceramic Dental Implants: Concept, Fabrication, Mechanical and Biological Properties
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2022) | Viewed by 602
Special Issue Editors
Interests: dental implants; zirconia; bioactive glasses; functionally graded materials; mechanical properties; 3D printing techniques
Interests: biomechanics; mechanobiology; functional tissue engineering; biofabrication
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the last several decades, ceramics have gained significant relevance in the dental implants market; firstly, in porcelain fused to metal (PFM) and further substitution for zirconia crowns in all-ceramic restoration.
The global dental implants market is expected to reach $5.9 billion by 2028. Currently, zirconia materials are a particular focus of the most influential dental implant companies around the world, which are producing zirconia dental implants.
In comparison with titanium alloy implants, zirconia dental implants are better at avoiding bacterial biofilm accumulation and do not have the drawbacks of corrosion and allergic reactions, and further provide aesthetic value. However, the mechanical properties mismatch between zirconia and jawbone can highlight the typical problems of bone–implant contact and jaw osteonecrosis. Promising solutions to minimize these effects could improve antibacterial self-defense conditions and avoid future peri-implantitis.
Moreover, 3D-printing techniques are gaining interest in association with ceramic dental implants designed as tailored surfaces and structural solutions.
According to the potential of ceramics in dental applications, the present Special Issue serves to analyze comprehensive solutions in dental ceramics, mainly focused on zirconia dental implants or ceramic composites solutions. The current Special Issue will focus on several topics, including 3D-printing techniques, surface roughness, bioactive and antibacterial functional surfaces, functionally graded solutions, biomechanical optimization, experimental tests, and simulation and computational models for structural analysis.
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript or review paper to this Special Issue of Materials.
Dr. Joana Mesquita-Guimarães
Prof. Dr. António Completo
Prof. Dr. David Herrera
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Zirconia dental implants
- ceramics composites solutions
- 3D-printing techniques
- surface roughness
- bioactive and antibacterial functional surfaces
- functionally graded solutions
- biomechanical optimization
- experimental tests
- simulation and computational models for structural analysis
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