Title

Side effects of metal-based dental implantology treatment - A review

Authors

Deepesh Kumar Gupta¹, Shubham Sethi^1,*, Anumeha Jha¹, Ambika Thakur¹ & Khushbu Gupta²

Affiliation

¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and Implantology, Government Dental College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India; ²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Deepesh Kumar Gupta - E-mail: deepesh.gupta78@cgeauth.nic.in
Shubham Sethi - E-mail: shubham.sethi2496@gmail.com
Anumeha Jha - E-mail: anumeha.jha16@cg.gov.in
Ambika Thaku - E-mail: ambikathakur1001@gmail.com

Khushbu Gupta - E-mail: drkhushbu.16994@gmail.com

Article Type

Review

Date

Received October 1, 2025; Revised November 15, 2025; Accepted November 15, 2025, Published November 15, 2025

Abstract

Titanium dental implants are widely used for their biocompatibility and mechanical strength but are vulnerable to corrosion within the oral environment. Corrosive processes such as galvanic, pitting, crevice and fretting corrosion are influenced by salivary pH, fluoride concentration, bacterial biofilms and mechanical forces. These factors can disrupt the protective oxide layer, leading to titanium ion release, local inflammation, peri-implantitis and potential implant failure. Therefore, it is of interest to review the mechanisms and clinical implications of titanium implant corrosion.

Keywords

Titanium implants; oral corrosion mechanisms; biofilm-mediated degradation; titanium ion release

Citation

Gupta et al. Bioinformation 21(11): 4048-4052 (2025)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.