Peek in dental implant- A review of literature

Bharath Kumar K * and Sasikala Ramajayam

Department of Prosthodontics, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamil Nadu, P.O: 636308, India.
 
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 15(02), 139–143
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2022.15.2.0777
 
Publication history: 
Received on 28 June 2022; revised on 04 August 2022; accepted on 06 August 2022
 
Abstract: 
Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is an important material which is used in several dental field like oral implantology, prosthodontic, orthodontic dentistry for dental implants, abutments, healing caps, orthodontic braces, and most importantly denture prosthetic framework. The best mechanical property of PEEK is that it overcomes the disadvantage of titanium implants i.e., aesthetic and allergic reaction. The aim of this article is to mainly focus on the surface modification of PEEK implant material to make it a better version of dental implant so that it overcomes the bioactivity and bone-integrity of the implant then the fabrication, structure, properties, and application, surface topographical modification and bioactive PEEK composites are described.
 
Keywords: 
Polyether ether ketone (PEEK); Carbon fibre reinforced -polyether ether ketone (CFR-PEEK); PEEK Implants; PEEK/G; PEEK/FT
 
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