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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2022; 12(02): 208-211
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1736284
Review Article

Current Concepts of Surface Topography of Implants: A Review

Raksha Potdar
1   Department of Periodontics, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Amitha Ramesh
1   Department of Periodontics, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

Both the rate of osseointegration and its extent depend upon the characteristics of the implant surface.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Depending on the surface of the implant determination of implant–bone contact area, the rate of bone formation around the implant can be done.[6] Hence, the implant surface plays an important part in multiple ways in the osseointegration process.



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10 November 2021

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