The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China.
Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, China.
Biomed Res Int. 2021 Apr 30;2021:8859945. doi: 10.1155/2021/8859945. eCollection 2021.
The stress shielding effect caused due to the mechanical mismatch between the solid titanium and the surrounding bone tissue warrants the utilization of a mechanically and biologically compatible material such as the titanium-hydroxyapatite (Ti-HA) functionally graded material (FGM) for dental implants. This study is aimed at fabricating a Ti-HA FGM with superior mechanical and biological properties for dental implantation.
We fabricated a Ti-HA FGM with different Ti volume fractions (VFs) using HA and Ti powders. Ti-HA was characterized by studying its mechanical properties. Cytotoxicity was examined using a Cell Counting Kit-8 assay and an LDH cell cytotoxicity assay. Scanning electron microscopy was performed on an XL30 environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM). Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and transforming growth factor (TGF-1) expressions were quantitatively monitored using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits. The expressions of - receptors and ALP genes were measured using real-time polymerase chain reaction. The Ti-HA FGM dental implants were placed in beagle dogs. Microcomputed tomography (CT) and hard tissue slices were performed to evaluate the bone-implant contact (BIC) and bone volume over total volume (BV/TV).
The density and mechanical properties of the Ti-HA exhibited various graded distributions corresponding to VF. Based on the results of the Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assays, the difference in cytotoxicity between the two groups was statistically nonsignificant ( = 0.11). The ALP and TGF-1 levels were slightly upregulated. The transcript levels of ALP and TGF-RI were higher in the Ti-HA groups than in the Ti group at 7 days, whereas the transcript levels of TGF-RII exhibited no obvious increase. The BIC did not exhibit significant differences between the Ti and Ti-HA FGM groups ( = 0.0504). BV/TV showed the Ti-HA FGM group had better osteogenesis ( = 0.04).
Ti-HA FGM contributes to the osteogenesis of dental implants in vivo and in vitro.
由于固体钛与周围骨组织之间的机械不匹配而导致的应力屏蔽效应,需要使用机械和生物相容性材料,如钛-羟基磷灰石(Ti-HA)功能梯度材料(FGM),来制造牙科植入物。本研究旨在制造具有优异机械和生物学性能的 Ti-HA FGM 用于牙科植入物。
我们使用 HA 和 Ti 粉末制造了不同 Ti 体积分数(VF)的 Ti-HA FGM。通过研究其机械性能来表征 Ti-HA。使用细胞计数试剂盒-8 测定法和 LDH 细胞细胞毒性测定法来检测细胞毒性。在 XL30 环境扫描电子显微镜(ESEM)上进行扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察。使用酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)试剂盒定量监测碱性磷酸酶(ALP)和转化生长因子(TGF-1)的表达。使用实时聚合酶链反应(PCR)测量 ALP 基因和 - 受体的表达。将 Ti-HA FGM 牙种植体植入比格犬。进行微计算机断层扫描(CT)和硬组织切片,以评估骨-植入物接触(BIC)和骨体积/总体积(BV/TV)。
Ti-HA 的密度和机械性能呈现出与 VF 相对应的各种梯度分布。根据细胞计数试剂盒-8(CCK-8)和乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)测定的结果,两组之间的细胞毒性差异无统计学意义(=0.11)。ALP 和 TGF-1 水平略有上调。在第 7 天,Ti-HA 组的 ALP 和 TGF-RI 的转录水平高于 Ti 组,而 TGF-RII 的转录水平没有明显增加。Ti 和 Ti-HA FGM 组之间的 BIC 没有显着差异(=0.0504)。BV/TV 显示 Ti-HA FGM 组具有更好的成骨作用(=0.04)。
Ti-HA FGM 有助于体内和体外牙科植入物的成骨作用。