Cell Adhesion Ability of α-Tricalcium Phosphate Films Formed on Titanium Substrates by an Er:YAG Laser Deposition Method: Imprecations for Management of Peri-Implant Inflammation

Abstract

Dental implants have been widely used to restore missing or damaged teeth. Peri-implantitis is one of the main causes of the implant loss. However, a consensus concerning clinically successful peri-implantitis treatment has not been reached at present. We have newly proposed a treatment method for the peri-implantitis by applying the intraoral laser ablation technique to induce a surface modification of dental implants. In the present study, we investigated the cell adhesion ability of α-tricalcium phosphate (α-TCP) films formed on titanium substrates by an Erbium-Doped:Yttrium, Aluminum, and Garnet (Er:YAG) laser deposition method. Cell adhesion was enhanced by the α-TCP films attached firmly to the substrates using the Er:YAG laser deposition method. This intraoral laser deposition technique can be used to recover the osteointegration ability which was lost by the treatment procedures for peri-implantitis.