Now a day’s dental implant prosthesis has gained much popularity as a first treatment option in replacing the missing single tooth or the multiple teeth in the oral cavity. Continuous efforts have been made in the modification of the material of the implant, to increase the longevity of the implant in the oral cavity. Several modifications have been made in terms of materials and design of the implant to increase the success rate of the implant prosthesis. To maintain healthy and long term contact or otherwise known as good Osseo integration with the alveolar bone, material type, design type and surface texture of the implant is very much important for the long term survival of the prosthesis. For a long term success of dental implant prosthesis, selection of accurate implant biomaterial is of key success. Alveolar bone does not accept any material completely, so in terms to optimize the performance biologically, implant should be selected in terms to reduce the negative biologic response while maintaining the good adequate function of the implant prosthesis. Every dentist should have an adequate knowledge of all types of implant materials, so that out of all best material can be chosen for the implant prosthesis.
Keywords: Implant, Osseo integration, Biocompatibility, Implant design, Titanium, Zirconia, Surface topography.
