Comparison of surface aspects of turned and anodized titanium dental implant, or abutment material for an optimal soft tissue integration

• DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10263
• Publication Date: 2022-08-15T15:00:51Z
• Authors: Attila Mühl; Péter Szabó; Olga Krafcsik; Zoltán Aigner; Judit Kopniczky; Ákos Nagy; Gyula Marada; Kinga Turzó
• Keywords: Anodizing; Abutment; Dental Abutments

Soft tissue integration of dental implants lags behind natural biological teeth mainly because non-optimal surface features. Peri-implant infections resulting in loss supporting bone jeopardize the success implants. Our aim was to compare an anodized design with a turned one for more optimal surface.Morphological and chemical structures Ti surfaces (grade 5: Ti6Al4V) discs were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDS), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), atomic force (AFM). The hydrophilic or hydrophobic features determined dynamic contact angle measurement.SEM AFM revealed significant differences morphology roughness (Ra) samples. Anodized presented granular structure, while ones had circular grooves. significantly higher samples compared ones. XPS EDS confirmed typical elements both Ti6Al4V Due anodization, amount (IV) increased (III) decreased thicker oxide layer. resulted than ones.The results suggest that tested present characteristics be used as abutment material soft integration.