Systematic Review of Current Dental Implant Coating Materials and Novel Coating Techniques

Titanium dental implants have a high success rate; however, there are instances when a modified surface may be desirable. The aim of this article was to systematically review the different types of implant coatings that have been studied clinically, in vivo and in vitro, and the coating techniques being implemented.The literature was searched electronically and manually through The Cochrane Library, Medline, and PubMed databases to identify...