Review Article

Effect of Zirconia Dental Implant Surfaces on Bone Integration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of studies included in review.

Study, yearAnimalImplant no, dimensions (mm2  × mm)ManufacturerMaterialSurface treatmentBIC (%)RT (N/cm)

(Thoma et al. 2015)Dog486 months:
4 × 8VITA ZahnfabrikOne piece Zr87.71 ± 25.07
3.7 × 9MetoxitOne piece ZrMicroporous78.58 ± 17.26
4.1 × 8BPITwo piece ZrNanostructured and hydrophilic84.17 ± 25.07
3.3 × 8StraumannOne piece TiSandblasted and etched87.85 ± 13.59

(Kim et al. 2015) Rabbit4 weeks:
64DentimeZrMachined32.15 ± 10.7619.44
4 × 7CetatechZrPIM roughened58.38 ± 11.2857.63

(Park et al. 2013) Rabbit4 weeks:
80ChaorumTiMachined42.54 ± 10.2610.56 ± 6.03
4 × 7CetatechZrPIM untreated61.63 ± 12.3944.24 ± 8.41
CetatechZrPIM roughened64.42 ± 11.4564 ± 35 ± 10.46

(Chung et al. 2013) Rabbit1004 weeks:
4 × 7CetatechZrPIM untreated59.59 ± 11.5045 ± 63 ± 10.78
CetatechZrPIM roughened61.52 ± 12.9664.99 ± 12.21

(Shon et al. 2014) Rabbit4 weeks:
100CetatechZrPIM untreated58.26 ± 10.0939.7 ± 11.69
4 × 7CetatechZrPIM roughened56.93 ± 12.9559.21 ± 12.35
CetatechZrPIM untreated + He plasma70.87 ± 9.1146.75 ± 13.15
CetatechZrPIM roughened + He plasma72.27 ± 10.3160.98 ± 12.70

(Gahlert et al. 2012) Minipig36Straumann AGZrHydrofluoric acid4 weeks: 70 ± 14.5
4.1 × 108 weeks: 67.1 ± 21.1
12 weeks: 68.3 ± 22.8
Straumann AGTiSLA4 weeks: 64.7 ± 9.4
8 weeks: 68.3 ± 22.8
12 weeks 83.7 ± 10.3

(Montero et al. 2015)Dog325 months
3.8 × 8Metoxit AGZrMachined57 ± 15.2
MicrodentTi56.5 ± 14.4

(Hoffmann et al. 2012) Rabbit96-system AGZrMachined6 weeks: 32.996 ± 14.19235.409 ± 9.063
3.25 × 612 weeks: 33.746 ± 14.52940.591 ± 17.081
-system AGZrLaser modified6 weeks: 39.965 ± 13.19426.309 ± 11.415
12 weeks: 43.87 ± 14.54439.708 ± 9.819
-system AGZrSandblasted6 weeks: 39.614 ± 15.02919.590 ± 12.128
12 weeks: 41.350 ± 15.81628.727 ± 18.766
TiAcid etched6 weeks: 34.155 ± 15.81639.818 ± 14.093
12 weeks: 34.818 ± 12.20951.909 ± 16.149

(Aboushelib et al. 2013) Rabbit60ZrMachined4 weeks: 53.30 ± 4.2
3.7 × 86 weeks: 62.14 ± 2.8
Zimmer DentalTiSLA4 weeks: 56.93 ± 3.9
6 weeks: 68.31 ± 4.2
ZrSelective infiltration4 weeks: 65.38 ± 5.7
etching6 weeks: 75.01 ± 5.1

(Koch et al. 2010) Dog484 months:
ZrMachined59.11 ± 7.45
ZrTiO2 coated55.83 ± 13.92
TiSandblasted40.91 ± 10.11
Peek26 ± 8.9

(Shin et al. 2011) Rabbit206 weeks:
3.5 × 6.6ZrMachined26 ± 17.218.2 ± 2.69
TiMachined35.8 ± 21.810.9 ± 7.82

(Gahlert et al. 2009) Pigs30Straumann AGZrHydrofluoric acid4 weeks: 27.1 ± 3.5
4.1 × 108 weeks: 51.9 ± 14
12 weeks: 51.1 ± 12.4
Straumann AGTiSLA4 weeks: 23.5 ± 7.5
8 weeks: 53.3 ± 27.6
12 weeks: 58.5 ± 11.4

(Schliephake et al. 2010) Minipig72SPI EIEMENTZrSandblasted4 weeks: 57.5 ± 14.34 weeks: 55.9 ± 18.4
4.2 × 813 weeks: 54.6 ± 17.613 weeks: 99.4 ± 30.9
ZrSandblasted and etched4 weeks: 66.7 ± 15.84 weeks: 111.8 ± 42.4
13 weeks: 57.6 ± 23.713 weeks: 100.3 ± 47
TiSandblasted and etched4 weeks: 69.3 ± 174 weeks: 244.5 ± 34.9
13 weeks: 78.9 ± 5.813 weeks: 221.9 ± 27.1

(Depprich et al. 2008) Minipig48ZrAcid etched1 week; 35.3 ± 10.8
3.5 × 94 weeks: 45.3 ± 15.7
12 weeks: 71.4 ± 17.8
TiAcid etched1 week; 47.7 ± 9.1
4 weeks: 58.6 ± 9.5
12 weeks: 82.9 ± 10.7

Kohal et al. 2016Monkey249 months:
4 × 13TiSLA72.9 ± 14
4 × 15ZrSandblasted67.4 ± 17