Development And Clinical Studies Of Ha Coated Dental Implants Using Various Techniques

Titanium and titanium alloys have been popularly used as dental implant materials worldwide. On the other hand, hydroxyapatite (HA) coated titanium implants are becoming more popular, especially in Japan. Long-term good clinical results have been reported and new bone formation around the implant after implantation is fast. The authors in this paper have developed sintered HA and several HA coated implants using various coating techniques including sintering, plasma spraying, thermal decomposition, dipping, electrophoretic deposition, and sputtering.