Implant Coatings Update

In one of the previous posts, Nano-materials were used to coat implants and have been shown to perform better in clinical trials. New studies are indeed showing that and it can mean more smiles than previously possible. The bone-like coating provided to be such a success that bone re-generation and blood vessels have started to grow right onto the implant as if they were natural teeth. The said process of osseointegration allows an implant to gain stability as if they were natural teeth as opposed to titanium implants of yesterday which have an inert quality thus is not rejected but does not encourage bone growth that could have otherwise stabilized them. The case of the Noble Pharma Implants that resulted in many documented failures would have had different outcomes if they were coated with the stuff. Stability has been one of the primary weaknesses of dental implants due to their metallic construction, coating them with bone like materials may be the key to better and stronger smiles built to last.