Identification of surface characteristics created by miniature machining of dental implants made of titanium based materials

One of the most important characteristic of dental implant made of biomaterials is ability to create correct interaction between implant and bone tissue. Since most of the implant surface is in direct contact with bone tissue, shape and integrity of said surface has great influence on successful osseointegration. The most implemented material in manufacturing of dental implants is titanium of different grades of pureness. Among other characteristics that predetermine titanium as ideal biomaterial, titanium shows high mechanical strength making precise miniature machining increasingly difficult. The article deals with resulting quality, integrity and characteristics of dental implants surface after machining. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.