Chemical mechanical polishing implementation on dental implants

Due to copyright restrictions, the access to the full text of this article is only available via subscription.In this study, chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) technique is introduced as a new alternative to generate controlled nano/micro scale roughness on the titanium implant surfaces. It is known that micro scale patterns induced on biomaterial surfaces promote bio-compatibility by increasing the capability of cell attachment. However, current developments on biomaterials highlight the impact of nano-scale roughness in promoting the biocompatibility on the metallic implant surfaces. CMP process brings the advantage of inducing smoothness or controlled nano-structures on the bio-implant material surfaces. Here, we focus particularly on the dental implant applications to change the surface roughness and the resulting bioactivity in a controlled manner