Influence of hydrophilicity and topography of the titanium implant surface on osseointegration

Vol. 13 – Number 50 – 2022 IMPLANT DENTISTRY NOTEBOOK Systematic review Page 78-83 Influence of hydrophilicity and topography of the titanium implant surface on osseointegration Halim Nagem Filho¹ Carlos Gleidson da Silva Sampaio Filho² João Paulo Mello Lócio³ Abstract The characteristics of the implant surface, including hydrophilicity and topography, could interact with the surrounding tissue. These modifications jointly influence the topographic, mechanical, and chemical properties of the surface, resulting in variable surface roughness, increasing the surface energy, reducing surface stresses. The variation in the surface roughness induces the hydrophilicity of the surface and can increase the resistance to the forces generated during the implant insertion. The microstructure of the implant surface can largely influence bone remodeling at the level of the bone-implant surface, which, in the long term, survival rates show success of osseointegration and mainly of biomechanical aspects, such as load distribution and biochemical and histological processes at the interface bone-implant. Descriptors: Surface conditioning, titanium, hydrophilicity. ¹ Full Prof. of Dental Materials – FOB/USP. ² Undergraduate and graduate professor of Soberana – Faculdade Saúde de Petrolina, MSc student in Oral Rehabilitation – SL Mandic. ³ Undergraduate and Postgraduate Professor of Soberana – Faculdade Saúde de Petrolina, MSc student in TMD and Orofacial Pain – SL Mandic. DOI: 10.24077/2022;135002455