Biofilm formation on metal alloys, zirconia and polyetherketoneketone as implant materials in vivo.
Barbara ZellerSimone StöckliLucia K ZauggMonika Astasov-FrauenhofferIrmgard Hauser-GerspachTuomas WaltimoNicola Ursula ZitzmannPublished in: Clinical oral implants research (2020)
Silver-based noble alloy and gold-based high noble alloy demonstrated the least biofilm formation indicating a potential clinical use as material for implant components in the transmucosal compartment. Zirconia and Polyetherketoneketone revealed similar results as the reference material titanium zirconium alloy used in commercially available titanium dental implant.