Published January 1, 2018 | Version v1
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Investigation of surface structure and biocompatibility of chitosan-coated zirconia and alumina dental abutments

  • 1. Balgat Oral & Dent Hlth Ctr, Dept Prosthodont, Ankara, Turkey
  • 2. Univ Hlth Sci, Dept Biomat, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 3. Yuzuncu Yil Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Van, Turkey
  • 4. Middle East Tech Univ, Dept Engn Sci, Ankara, Turkey
  • 5. Selcuk Univ, Dept Biotechnol, Konya, Turkey
  • 6. Ankara Univ, Dept Prosthodont, Fac Dent, Ankara, Turkey

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Background: For long-term success of dental implants, it is essential to maintain the health of the surrounding soft tissue barrier, which protects the bone-implant interface from the microorganisms. Although implants based on titanium and its alloys still dominate the dental implant market, alumina (Al2O3) and zirconia (ZrO2) implant systems are widely used in the area. However, they provide smooth and bioinert surfaces in the transmucosal region, which poorly integrate with the surrounding tissues.

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