Bactercline®-coated implants: Clinical results up to 1 year after loading from a controlled clinical trial

• Main Authors: Francesco Carinci (Author), Emma Grecchi (Author), Carlo Alberto Bignozzi (Author), Giovanna Murmura (Author), Adriano Piattelli (Author), Antonio Scarano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: Titanium dioxide exists in three different crystal lattices, anatase, rutile, and brookite. Anatase coating releases, under ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, free radicals such as ·OH, O 2 - , HO 2 - , and H2 O2 . This potent oxidizing power characteristically results in the lysis of bacteri...