[Biomechanic and histomorphometric studies of HIP titanium glass ceramic, a new implant material, compared with glass ceramics, titanium and titanium alloy].

Interfacial tensile strength and quantitative histomorphological properties of alloplastic implant materials for hard tissue application were studied in animal models. Physico-chemical bonding in the order of 1 N/mm2 of bone to glass-ceramic (Ceravital) was demonstrated independent of magnitude of surface roughness with mineralized bone in excess of 80% at the implant interface. No bone-bonding, but contact of mineralized bone at the metal surface was observed in pure titanium and titanium alloys (Ti6Al4V, Ti5Al2, 5Fe) with smooth surfaces. Rough or porous surfaced specimens, however, exhibited mechanical interlocking and interdigitation, thus yielding interfacial tensile strength of up to 4 N/mm2 in geometrically porous or madreporic surfaces. The new composite material HIP-Titanium-glass-ceramic (Ceravital) displayed physico-chemical bonding to bone as well as mechanical interdigitation within the secondary porous structure, thus giving support to expectations that HIP-Titanium-glass-ceramic coated implants should perform superior than bulk materials.