Lihua Yin1, Yaoren Chang2, Yuanhe You2, Chun Liu2, Jie Li2, Hong-Chang Lai1. 1. Department of Implant Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, China. 2. Department of Implantology, School/Hospital of Stomatology Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Titanium-zirconium alloy (TiZr1317) is a new material used for biological implants. There are several studies on the effects of TiZr implants on the biological characteristics of human bone mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs). PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the biological responses of hBMSCs to implant holes affected by the physicochemical properties of oral implants (TiSLA , TiSLActive , TiZrSLA , and TiZrSLActive ). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Grade 4 Ti and TiZr (13-17% Zr) substrates were modified by sand-blasted large-grit acid-etched (SLA) or hydrophilic sand-blasted large-grit acid-etched (SLActive), resulting in four types of surface with complex microstructures corresponding to the commercially-available implants SLA, RoxolidSLA, SLActive, and RoxolidSLActive (Institute Straumann AG, Basel, Switzerland). Physicochemical properties were detected and the biological responses of hBMSCs were observed. RESULTS: Surface morphology characterization by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy revealed differences between the four groups. SLActive had higher surface energy/wettability than SLA, indicating that increased surface energy/wettability can promote the absorption of osteogenic proteins and enhance osseointegration. hBMSCs seeded on SLActive substrates exhibited better performance in terms of cell attachment, proliferation and osteoblastic differentiation than cells seeded on SLA. CONCLUSION: Because of their more suitable physicochemical properties, TiSLActive and TiZrSLActive materials demonstrated more pronounced effects on the biological responses of hBMSCs compared with TiSLA and TiZrSLA .
BACKGROUND:Titanium-zirconium alloy (TiZr1317) is a new material used for biological implants. There are several studies on the effects of TiZr implants on the biological characteristics of human bone mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs). PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the biological responses of hBMSCs to implant holes affected by the physicochemical properties of oral implants (TiSLA , TiSLActive , TiZrSLA , and TiZrSLActive ). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Grade 4 Ti and TiZr (13-17% Zr) substrates were modified by sand-blasted large-grit acid-etched (SLA) or hydrophilic sand-blasted large-grit acid-etched (SLActive), resulting in four types of surface with complex microstructures corresponding to the commercially-available implants SLA, RoxolidSLA, SLActive, and RoxolidSLActive (Institute Straumann AG, Basel, Switzerland). Physicochemical properties were detected and the biological responses of hBMSCs were observed. RESULTS: Surface morphology characterization by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy revealed differences between the four groups. SLActive had higher surface energy/wettability than SLA, indicating that increased surface energy/wettability can promote the absorption of osteogenic proteins and enhance osseointegration. hBMSCs seeded on SLActive substrates exhibited better performance in terms of cell attachment, proliferation and osteoblastic differentiation than cells seeded on SLA. CONCLUSION: Because of their more suitable physicochemical properties, TiSLActive and TiZrSLActive materials demonstrated more pronounced effects on the biological responses of hBMSCs compared with TiSLA and TiZrSLA .