Zirconia Implants: Current Status and Future Prospects

Dear Colleagues,

Implants are a valuable treatment option in dentistry to replace missing teeth. Zirconia implants seem to be a viable alternative to the titanium implants in use today. Early research has focused on the required strength and appropriate surface topography of such implants. The clinical success rates with the current zirconia implants are encouraging and prove that long-term stability and osseointegration can be achieved, which is a breakthrough in metal-free implantology. However, the ongoing research studies on zirconia implants demonstrate that some open questions remain to be answered.

This Special Issue of Materials aims to provide the most recent research results concerning dental zirconia implants. This Special Issue will cover technical aspects, such as implant material, design, and surface, biological aspects, such as cell attractiveness and bacterial adhesion, and clinical aspects, such as surgical techniques, prosthetic treatment, and clinical success. I kindly invite all those dedicating their work to zirconia implants to submit a manuscript in order to provide an altogether comprehensive overview of the state of the art. Papers on laboratory and clinical studies as well as reviews are equally welcome. I am looking forward to an outstanding Special Issue of Materials on this rapidly evolving and trend-setting area of dental therapy.

Prof. Dr. Dr. Jens Fischer
Guest Editor

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