Titanium healing abutments

Dental implants are made from perfectly biocompatible and robust biomaterials. The main materials used are titanium and, more recently, zirconia. Titanium is still the most widely used today. The properties of these biomaterials enable the bone to attach naturally to the implant through a process of osseointegration after the implant has been inserted into the jawbone to replace the missing tooth root. Before these biomaterials were used, dental implants did not integrate...