Bone tissue response to plasma-nitrided titanium implant surfaces

• Main Authors: Emanuela Prado FERRAZ (Author), Alexander Tadeu SVERZUT (Author), Gileade Pereira FREITAS (Author), Juliana Carvalho SÁ (Author), Clodomiro ALVES Jr (Author), Marcio Mateus BELOTI (Author), Adalberto Luiz ROSA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A current goal of dental implant research is the development of titanium (Ti) surfaces to improve osseointegration. Plasma nitriding treatments generate surfaces that favor osteoblast differentiation, a key event to the process of osteogenesis. Based on this, it is possible to hypothesize that plasm...