TY - JOUR
T1 - Silicon nitride (Si3N4) implants
T2 - The future of dental implantology?
AU - Badran, Zahi
AU - Struillou, Xavier
AU - Hughes, Francis John
AU - Soueidan, Assem
AU - Hoornaert, Alain
AU - Ide, Mark
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - For decades titanium has been the preferred material for dental implant fabrication, with mechanical and biological performance resulting in high clinical success rates. These have been further enhanced by incremental development of surface modifications aimed at improving speed and degree of osseointegration and resulting in enhanced clinical treatment options and outcomes. However, increasing demand for metal-free dental restorations has also led to the development of ceramic-based dental implants, such as zirconia. In orthopedics, alternative biomaterials, such as polyetheretherketone or silicon nitride, have been used for implant applications. The latter is potentially of particular interest for oral use as it has been shown to have antibacterial properties. In this article we aim to shed light on this particular biomaterial as a future promising candidate for dental implantology applications, addressing basic specifications required for any dental implant material. In view of available preclinical data, silicon nitride seems to have the essential characteristics to be a candidate for dental implants material. This novel ceramic has a surface with potentially antimicrobial properties, and if this is confirmed in future research, it could be of great interest for oral use.
AB - For decades titanium has been the preferred material for dental implant fabrication, with mechanical and biological performance resulting in high clinical success rates. These have been further enhanced by incremental development of surface modifications aimed at improving speed and degree of osseointegration and resulting in enhanced clinical treatment options and outcomes. However, increasing demand for metal-free dental restorations has also led to the development of ceramic-based dental implants, such as zirconia. In orthopedics, alternative biomaterials, such as polyetheretherketone or silicon nitride, have been used for implant applications. The latter is potentially of particular interest for oral use as it has been shown to have antibacterial properties. In this article we aim to shed light on this particular biomaterial as a future promising candidate for dental implantology applications, addressing basic specifications required for any dental implant material. In view of available preclinical data, silicon nitride seems to have the essential characteristics to be a candidate for dental implants material. This novel ceramic has a surface with potentially antimicrobial properties, and if this is confirmed in future research, it could be of great interest for oral use.
KW - implant complications, implant dentistry, implant survival, outcomes, prosthetics, retrospective study, single crowns
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85021350945&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1563/aaid-joi-D-16-00146
DO - 10.1563/aaid-joi-D-16-00146
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85021350945
SN - 0160-6972
VL - 43
SP - 240
EP - 244
JO - JOURNAL OF ORAL IMPLANTOLOGY
JF - JOURNAL OF ORAL IMPLANTOLOGY
IS - 3
ER -