Osseointegration Flashcards
A direct structural and functional connection between ordered, living bone and the surface of a load-carrying implant:
Osseointegration
Six key factors for successful implant osseointegration:
- BIOCOMPATIBILITY of the implant material
- Macroscopic & microscopic nature of the IMPLANT SURFACE
- The status of the implant bed in both a HEALTH (non-infected) & a MORPHOLOGIC (bone quality) context
- the surgical TECHNIQUE
- The undisturbed HEALING PHASE
- The subsequent PROSTHETIC DESIGN and the long LOADING PHASE
CP:
commercially pure
Why do we use CP titanium and titanium alloys: (5)
- low weight, high strength/weight ratio
- low modulus of elasticity
- excellent corrosion resistance
- excellent biocompatability
- easy shaping and finishing
What is the most frequently used titanium alloy for implants?
Titanium-6 Aluminum-4 Vanadium
List the composition of Titanium-6 Aluminum-4 Vanadium:
-90% Titanium
-6% Aluminum
-4% Vanadium
What does the 6% aluminum in Titanium-6 Aluminum-4 Vanadium contribute?
Decreases the specific weight & improves the elastic modulus
What does the 4% Vanadium in Titanium-6 Aluminum-4 Vanadium contribute?
Decreases thermal conductivity and increases the hardness
Tenacious oxides in air or oxygenated solution:
titanium oxide layer
The titanium oxide layer promotes:
adhesion of osteogenic cells
Surfaces topography influences:
osteoblasts morphology
List the different categories of surface topography: (4)
- smooth
- minimally rough
- moderately rough
- rough
According to the study ____ & ___ surfaces showed weaker bone response than with _____ surfaces
Smooth & minimally rough; rough
According to the study, _____ surfaces showed stronger bone response than rough in some studies
moderately rough
surface topography influences bone response at the:
micrometer level
How might we change the surface topography?
physical &/or chemical methods
List some examples of how we can modify the surface:
- machined
- plasma-spray
- titanium-spray
- sand-blasted & acid etched
- RBM (resorbable blast media with calcium phosphate)
- zirconia ceramic
- hydroxyapatite coatings
- lasers
- nano-structured surfaces
Surface treatment that includes etching with strong acids to increase the surface roughness and surface area of titanium implants:
acid etched
Surface treatment that includes an electrochemical process to thicken and roughen the titanium oxide layer on the surface of implants:
anodized
Surface treatment that includes particles being projected through a nozzle at a high velocity onto the implant.
Can be done with various materials such as titanium dioxide, aluminum dioxide and hydroxyapatite (HA)
Blasted
Surface treatment that includes implants undergoing a blasting process and afterwards the surface is either washed with non-etching acid or etched with strong acids:
blasted & acid-washed/etched
Surface treatment that includes an osteoconductive material that has the ability to form a strong bond between the bone and the implant:
Hydroxyapatite (HA)
Surface treatment that includes high-intensity pulses of a laser beam strike to a protective layer that coats the metallic surface. As a result the implants demonstrate a honeycomb pattern with small pores:
Laser ablation
Surface treatment that includes powdery forms of titanium that are injected into a plasma torch at elevated temperatures:
Plasma-sprayed
A greater surface roughness increase the potential for:
biomechanical interlocking
Rougher implant surfaces have a higher percentage of ______ and also a higher _______ than machined surfaces
bone implant contact; torque removal
The chemical composition of bone is _____ % inorganic and ___% organic
70% inorganic
30% organic
What comprises the inorganic component of bone?
Crystalline salts (primarily HA)
What comprises the organic component of bone?
- Type I collagen (90-95%)
- non-collagenous proteins
- proteoglycans
- growth factors