Emerging Nanotechnologies in Dentistry

Chapter 6. Titanium Surface Modification Techniques for Dental Implants—From Microscale to Nanoscale

K. Subramani¹ and R.T. Mathew²

¹Department of Orthodontics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA

Contents

6.1 Introduction 85

6.2 Titanium Surface Modification Methods 86

6.2.1 Morphological Modification of Titanium Surface 87

6.2.2 Physicochemical Modification of Titanium Surface 87

6.2.3 Biochemical Modification of Titanium Surface 88

6.2.3.1 Osteoinductive Biomolecular Cues 88

6.2.3.2 Micro- and Nanoscale Coating of HA/Calcium Phosphate/Alumina 90

6.2.3.3 Organic Nanoscale SAMs 92

6.2.3.4 Hydrogels on Titanium Surface 92

6.2.3.5 Antibacterial ...