Fluorine plasma etching modulates submicron topography, physico-chemical aging and biological responses of titanium dental implants
This study shows promising antibacterial potential of the new NF<sub>3</sub> plasma-etched titanium implant surface modification. However, this study also indicates that machined surfaces, due to their already promising soft tissue cellular responses, cannot simply be surpassed by novel fluorine plasma etched surface modifications. Therefore, a zonal arrangement of the transmucosal portion of implant and abutment areas with basal sealing and coronal antibacterial functionalities is suggested.
Authors
- Stefanie Krajewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4829-6192)
- Barbara Illing
- Evi Kimmerle‐Müller
- Frank Rupp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1264-3444)
- Leila Mohammadnejad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7083-4092)
- Nadja Felde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8305-1793)
- Zeqian Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0219-3462)
- Jacob Schultheiss
Institutions
- Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital (CN)
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (DE)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dental Materials
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2025.12.006
- Primary Topic
- Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00