Antibacterial Adhesion Strategy for Dental Titanium Implant Surfaces: From Mechanisms to Application

Overview

Journal J Funct Biomater

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2022 Oct 24

PMID 36278638

Authors

Jingwei Yu

Minghao Zhou

Luxuan Zhang

Hongbo Wei

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Abstract

Dental implants are widely used to restore missing teeth because of their stability and comfort characteristics. Peri-implant infection may lead to implant failure and other profound consequences. It is believed that peri-implantitis is closely related to the formation of biofilms, which are difficult to remove once formed. Therefore, endowing titanium implants with anti-adhesion properties is an effective method to prevent peri-implant infection. Moreover, anti-adhesion strategies for titanium implant surfaces are critical steps for resisting bacterial adherence. This article reviews the process of bacterial adhesion, the material properties that may affect the process, and the anti-adhesion strategies that have been proven effective and promising in practice. This article intends to be a reference for further improvement of the antibacterial adhesion strategy in clinical application and for related research on titanium implant surfaces.

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