Why Do Current Dental Implants Fail
Current dental implants are made of a screw-like titanium post that is placed directly into the jawbone. Titanium is used due to its superior biocompatibility and its ability to osseointegrate with the surrounding jawbone.
- Failure of osseointegration between the implant and the bone tissue
- Infection of the surgical area
- In rare cases, the body may even reject having a titanium implant
How Are Nanotube Dental Implants Different
Nanotube dental implants have an incredible design that should eliminate the major problems with current dental implants, increasing the success rate to nearly 100%. These new implants will be similar in the sense that they will be a post like structure that is placed directly into the jawbone, but what makes them different is that the post like structure will be made up of a large number of tiny nanotubes instead of being a solid titanium post.
Why Will Nanotube Dental Implants Be Superior
There are several reasons that nanotube dental implants will be superior from the current dental implant design. First of all, nanotube dental implants will have greater surface area contact with the surrounding bone structure, making it easier to fuse with the surrounding jawbone. As a result, there will be a much stronger bond between the implant and surrounding bone structure which should take less time to fuse.