Dental implants make one of the most viable replacements for missing tooth. Titanium has been the material of choice for dental implants ,since its introduction by Branemark. However, titanium lacks certain important properties. There are reported cases of hypersensitivity to material. The difference in elastic moduli of Titanium and surrounding bone, leads to stress shielding and bone resorption. PEEK-based materials can overcome these problems and can be a viable substitute to titanium. It is a homopolymer having a single monomer.PEEK is an inert material highly compatible with surrounding...
Dental implants make one of the most viable replacements for missing tooth. Titanium has been the material of choice for dental implants ,since its in...