Research advances in dental implant materials

Since the theory of osseointegration has been proposed, dental implant restoration is getting increasingly popular in clinical practice which has been considered as one of the main restoration methods of tooth loss. Currently, titanium and titanium alloy remain to be the most commonly used implant materials due to their excellent mechanical properties and osseointegration ability, but there are still some problems in clinical application. With the development of material science, new dental implant materials have emerged with features in the aspect of physiochemical and biological properties, which is expected to further improve the success rate of implant restoration. The latest research progress of five representative materials is discussed in this review in order to bring some inspiration to clinical practice and scientific research.