Title

The design and production of Ti-6Al-4V ELI customized dental implants.

Authors

Chahine, Gilbert; Koike, Mari; Okabe, Toru; Smith, Pauline; Kovacevic, Radovan

Abstract

This paper addresses the production of customized Ti-6Al-4V ELI dental implants via electron beam melting (EBM). The melting of Ti-6Al-4V ELI powder produces implants with great biocompatibility, fi ne mechanical performance, and a high bone ingrowth potential. The EBM technology is used to produce one-component dental implants that mimic the exact shape of the patient’s tooth, replacing the traditional, three-component, “screw-like” standardized dental implants currently used. The new generation of implants provides the possibility of simplifying pre-insertion procedures leading to faster healing time, and the potential of better and stronger osseointegration, specifi cally through incorporating lattice structure design.

Subjects

DENTAL implants; TITANIUM; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; ELECTRON beam furnaces; OSSEOINTEGRATION

Publication

JOM: The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), 2008, Vol 60, Issue 11, p50

ISSN

1047-4838

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1007/s11837-008-0148-2