Bisphosphonate releasing dental implant surface coatings and osseointegration: A systematic review

Objectives: Bisphosphonates (BPs) are a class of drugs that are used to treat osteoporosis. It has been suggested that BP coatings on dental implants have a positive effect on new bone formation. The purpose of this review is to analyse the currently available data concerning the clinical and experi...

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Main Authors: Shariq Najeeb, MSc, Muhammad S. Zafar, PhD, Zohaib Khurshid, MRes, Sana Zohaib, MSc, Syed M. Hasan, BDS, Rabia S. Khan, MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658361217300896