Commonly used dental implants with reference to their material composition, design factors, and surface topographies. Triplett RG, Frohberg U, Sykaras N, Woody RD. Implant materials, design, and surface topographies: their influence on osseointegration of dental implants. JLong Term Eff Med Implants. 2003;13(6):485-501.

Commonly used dental implants with reference to their material composition, design factors, and surface topographies. Triplett RG, Frohberg U, Sykaras N, Woody RD. Implant materials, design, and surface topographies: their influence on osseointegration of dental implants. JLong Term Eff Med Implants. 2003;13(6):485-501.

The surface properties of dental implants can be significantly improved at the manufacturing stage, affecting cells’ activity during the healing phase that will ultimately determine the host tissue response, a fundamental requirement for clinical success. Elias CN, Meirelles L. Improving osseointegration of dental implants. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2010;7(2):241-56.

Sandblasted and acid-etched implants had non-cytotoxic cellular effects and appeared to be biocompatible. These morphologic irregularities could improve initial cell anchorage, providing better osseointegration for sandblasted and acidetched implants. Orsini G, Assenza B, Scarano A, Piattelli M, Piattelli A. Surface analysis of machined versus sandblasted and acid-etched titanium implants. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2000;15(6):77984.

Significant differences in cell differentiation parameters were found only at 15 days between the SLA surfaces (both Ca-incorporated and nonincorporated) and MC. Lollobrigida M, Lamazza L, Capuano C, Formisano G, Serra E, Laurito D et al. Physical profile and impact of a calcium-incorporated implant surface on preosteoblastic cell morphologic and differentiation parameters: a comparative analysis. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2016;31(1):223-231.

The mean RTV for SLA implants was 75% to 125% higher than for Osseotite implants up to 3 months of healing. Buser D, Nydegger T, Hirt HP, Cochran DL, Nolte LP. Removal torque values of titanium implants in the maxilla of miniature pigs. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 1998;13(5):611-9.

IL short-span bridges placed in the posterior region and full arch rehabilitation of the maxilla with ITI sandblasted-and-etched implants were highly predictable. Bischof M, Nedir R, Szmukler-Moncler S, Bernard JP, Samson J. Implant stability measurement of delayed and immediately loaded implants during healing. ClinOral Implants Res. 2004;15(5):529-39.

The microthread design has a positive effect on the marginal bone retention against the load. Negri B, Calvo Guirado JL, Maté Sánchez de Val JE, Delgado Ruíz RA, Ramírez Fernández MP, Barona Dorado C. Peri-implant tissue reactions to immediate nonocclusal loaded implants with different collar design: an experimental study in dogs. Clin Oral Implants Res. 2014;25(2):54-63.

Among the most desired characteristics of an implant are those that ensure that the tissue-implant interface will be established quickly and then will be firmly maintained.
Puleo DA, Thomas MV. Implant surfaces. Dent Clin North Am. 2006;50(3):323-38.

The scientific literature does not provide any clear directives to claims of alleged benefits of specific morphological characteristics of dental implants. A substantial number of claims made by different manufacturers on alleged superiority due to design characteristics are not based on sound and long-term clinical scientific research. Jokstad A, Braegger U, Brunski JB, Carr AB, Naert I, Wennerberg A. Quality of dental implants. Int Dent J. 2003;53(6 Supl 2):409-43.