Osteoimmunology drives dental implant osseointegration: A new paradigm for implant dentistry

• Main Authors: Luis Amengual-Peñafiel (Author), Luis A. Córdova (Author), M. Constanza Jara-Sepúlveda (Author), Manuel Brañes-Aroca (Author), Francisco Marchesani-Carrasco (Author), Ricardo Cartes-Velásquez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There is a complex interaction between titanium dental implants, bone, and the immune system. Among them, specific immune cells, macrophages play a crucial role in the osseointegration dynamics. Infiltrating macrophages and resident macrophages (osteomacs) contribute to achieving an early pro-regene...