Dental Implants with AM Lattices and Graded Porosities

Running head: DENTAL IMPLANTS WITH AM LATTICES AND GRADED
POROSITIES
Dental implants with AM lattices and graded porosities
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1DENTAL IMPLANTS WITH AM LATTICES AND GRADED POROSITIES
Abstract
Orthopaedic implantation is a vital area of the medical science that intended to replace the
damage bones by providing usual flexibility to the patients. Dental implantation is a part of
orthopaedic implantation, which comes with greater risk and responsibility. This paper aims
to discuss the process how the designing of additive manufacturing lattice with the graded
porosity material will enhance the dental implant process in the biological point of view. The
characteristic of this particular design provides flexibility in the jawbone along with muscle
relaxation in the gum. This design process will provide the patient immense stress relaxation
as the vital concern of it is to let the patient experience the feelings of their natural tooth root.
In case of the wholly exhausted tooth root, the design advantages of this process will be
beneficial in reconstructing the natural tooth root functionality.

2DENTAL IMPLANTS WITH AM LATTICES AND GRADED POROSITIES
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.........................................................................................................................3
2. Background of the study.....................................................................................................3
3. Research aims and Objectives............................................................................................7
4. Research Methodology.......................................................................................................8
5. Expected outcome.............................................................................................................10
6. Program of work...............................................................................................................10
7. References.........................................................................................................................11

3DENTAL IMPLANTS WITH AM LATTICES AND GRADED POROSITIES
1. Introduction
Additive manufacture technology is effectively advantageous in printing the
customized products, making the technology well suited for orthopaedic implant industries.
Apart from that, the design freedom provided by this particular technology, enhance the
process of orthopaedic implantation. On the other hand, graded porosities materials are the
heterogeneous composite materials, gaining immense attention in the biomedical field
especially in the orthopaedic implants such as dental implantation. Discussing about the
process of dental implant, the particular is a responsible activity, which requires strong
support of effective Osseointegration on the bone surroundings for achieving effective
functionality. In contrast to the bulk structures, the benefits of the graded interconnected
porous comprises with providing larger surface area and lower stiffness providing more bone
implant flexibility. This proposal intended to evaluate the benefits from the designing of
additive manufactured lattice with graded porosities in dental implantation.
2. Background of the study
Previously the researches have conducted regarding the use of lattices and the graded
materials in the orthopaedic implantation. As opined by Wally et al. (2019), the lattice
improve the bone integration and enhance stability of the dental implantation. Moreover, due
to the reflection of tremendous biological and mechanical properties, pure titanium and the
associated alloys are mainly used in the dental implantation (Wally et al. 2015). However,
according to the findings of Özçakır Tomruk, Özkurt-Kayahan and Şençift (2014), the
resentments and the cost of the process can become major hindrance to the adoption of this
particular process. Hence, the particular matter is a little debatable; nevertheless, in case of
dental implantation, the design of additive manufactured lattice with graded porosities can be
advantageous.