Dental implants: facts one should know

The sad news is that a large percentage of implants contain cracks which have the potential of causing fracture after fatigue growth. This is the outcome of the present study in which a 100 implants were examined, all apparently intact, having been extracted for various reasons, most likely biological but definitely not mechanical.

It seems that the whole field of dental implants, which is growing very fast, needs a serious mechanical re-assessment, from the design stage all the way up to surface roughening.

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