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Titanium in Dentistry

Application of titanium in dental implantology encouraged research into its use also in restorative dentistry. This paper describes the advantages of titanium, such as its biocompatibility, resistance to corrosion and low price, by which it can completely replace traditional alloys in dental restoration (production. Titanium also has certain disadvantages, like a high melting-point and extreme reactivity with oxygen in its molten state, which calls for specific technology of processing and bonding with aesthetic materials (especially ceramics). Re- sults of clinical investigations confirm its advantageous properties, and at the same time point to difficulties in its application. This is the reason why it is necessary to continue with clinical and laboratory research on titanium, in order to improve its production technology and economical application, so that indications for its application within various branches of dentistry, especially prosthetic dentistry, can be more precisely determined.

titanium; biocompatibility; clinical investigations; dentistry

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