Toshiaki Yoshino: Enhanced Hydrophilicity of the Dental Implant Surface through the use of PIPS® / SWEEPS® – Achieving Successful Primary Implant Stability and Accelerated Osseointegration
Dental implants generally contain hydrophobic surfaces that can prevent blood clot formation, complicating implant surgery through delayed healing and/or dis-osseointegration.
Ogawa et al. proposed and developed an ultraviolet array technique transforming the dental implant surface from hydrophobic to hydrophilic. Many clinicians around the world now use this surface modification method.
Our previous clinical work on peri-implantitis suggests that Er:YAG laser irradiation on dental implant surfaces can be effective in removing subgingival calculus, promoting LPS detoxification, and sterilizing the implant surfaces while at the same time also achieving hydrophilicity.
We would like to report our new research findings on the enhanced hydrophilicity of dental implant surfaces, not by direct Er:YAG laser irradiation, but through the Photon-Induced Photoacoustic Streaming (PIPS®) and SWEEPS® (Shock Wave Enhanced Emission Photoacoustic Streaming) techniques, delivering better osseointegration properties.