Tantalum as Trabecular Metal for Endosseous Implantable Applications
During the last 20 years, tantalum has known ever wider applications for the production of endosseous implantable devices in the orthopedic and dental fields. Its excellent performances are due to its capacity to stimulate new bone formation, thus improving implant integration and stable fixation. T...
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| description | During the last 20 years, tantalum has known ever wider applications for the production of endosseous implantable devices in the orthopedic and dental fields. Its excellent performances are due to its capacity to stimulate new bone formation, thus improving implant integration and stable fixation. Tantalum’s mechanical features can be mainly adjusted by controlling its porosity thanks to a number of versatile fabrication techniques, which allow obtaining an elastic modulus similar to that of bone tissue, thus limiting the stress-shielding effect. The present paper aims at reviewing the characteristics of tantalum as a solid and porous (trabecular) metal, with specific regard to biocompatibility and bioactivity. Principal fabrication methods and major applications are described. Moreover, the osteogenic features of porous tantalum are presented to testify its regenerative potential. It can be concluded that tantalum, especially as a porous metal, clearly possesses many advantageous characteristics for endosseous applications but it presently lacks the consolidated clinical experience of other metals such as titanium. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d18bd613c1e44a2d924db6d1cb0ffbfc2023-11-17T09:49:33ZengMDPI AGBiomimetics2313-76732023-01-01814910.3390/biomimetics8010049Tantalum as Trabecular Metal for Endosseous Implantable ApplicationsFilippo Carraro0Andrea Bagno1Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, ItalyDuring the last 20 years, tantalum has known ever wider applications for the production of endosseous implantable devices in the orthopedic and dental fields. Its excellent performances are due to its capacity to stimulate new bone formation, thus improving implant integration and stable fixation. Tantalum’s mechanical features can be mainly adjusted by controlling its porosity thanks to a number of versatile fabrication techniques, which allow obtaining an elastic modulus similar to that of bone tissue, thus limiting the stress-shielding effect. The present paper aims at reviewing the characteristics of tantalum as a solid and porous (trabecular) metal, with specific regard to biocompatibility and bioactivity. Principal fabrication methods and major applications are described. Moreover, the osteogenic features of porous tantalum are presented to testify its regenerative potential. It can be concluded that tantalum, especially as a porous metal, clearly possesses many advantageous characteristics for endosseous applications but it presently lacks the consolidated clinical experience of other metals such as titanium.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/8/1/49tantalumtrabecular metalporous metalendosseous devicesosteointegration |
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| title | Tantalum as Trabecular Metal for Endosseous Implantable Applications |
| title_full | Tantalum as Trabecular Metal for Endosseous Implantable Applications |
| title_fullStr | Tantalum as Trabecular Metal for Endosseous Implantable Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tantalum as Trabecular Metal for Endosseous Implantable Applications |
| title_short | Tantalum as Trabecular Metal for Endosseous Implantable Applications |
| title_sort | tantalum as trabecular metal for endosseous implantable applications |
| topic | tantalum trabecular metal porous metal endosseous devices osteointegration |
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