Implant Surfaces and their Biological and Clinical Impact

Basic Aspects: Surface Evaluations.- The "Four Parameters".- Experimental and Clinical Knowledge: Surface Micro-Topography.- Importance of Surface Chemistry.- Importance of Surface Physics.- Importance of Surface Nano Roughness.- Novel Surfaces for Clinical Usage: Fluoride.- Anodization.- Fluoridated Surfaces in the Eyes of the Clinician.- Sandblasted and Acid etched Surfaces with or without High Surface Energy in the Eyes of a Clinician.- Anodized Surfaces in the Eyes of a Clinical Scientist.- Coated Implants.- Concluding Remarks and the Future.

Ann Wennerberg, DDS, PhD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, Sweden. Prior to this appointment she had worked as Professor and Head of Prosthetic Dentistry/Dental Material at Göteborg University and as a researcher with the Swedish Medical Research Council. Dr. Wennerberg is also currently Vice Dean of the Faculty of Odontology at Malmö University. She has won a variety of awards, including the Acta Odontologica Scandinavica Award in 2008 for excellent contribution to dental research. Dr. Wennerberg is an editorial board member for the International Journal of Prosthodontics, the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, and Acta Biomaterialia. She is the author of more than 160 original papers in international referee peer-reviewed journals, as well as 33 book chapter and reviews.

Tomas Albrektsson, MD, PhD, ODhc, was Professor and Head of the Department of Handicap Research (now the Dept. of Biomaterials), Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Göteborg between 1986 and 2012 and is currently visiting professor at Malmö Dental University. Dr. Albrektsson cooperated with Per Ingvar Brånemark in the development of osseointegrated oral and craniofacial clinical treatment, achieving international breakthroughs in 1982 and 1992. He is on the editorial boards of eight international scientific journals, and has been Editor-in-Chief of Applied Osseointegration Research since 2000. He has delivered more than 1000 invited lectures to professional audiences all over the world and has published very extensively, achieving an H index of 54. Dr. Albrektsson is the recipient of many awards, including most recently the American Prosthodontic Society Gold Medallion Award.

Ryo Jimbo, DDS, PhD, graduated from the Nagasaki University School of Dentistry in 1994 and subsequently gained his doctorate for work on enhancement of osseointegration by the chemotactic activity of plasma fibronectin for