Polyether Ether Ketone has superior mechanical properties for different uses in dentistry

Written By : Dr. Shravani Dali |Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Published On 2022-05-10T20:00:56+05:30 | Updated On 10 May 2022 8:01 PM IST

According to a recent study published in the Journal of medicine and life, Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) material has superior mechanical properties with different uses in various specialities of dentistry.

This study is aimed to review the applications of Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) in dentistry. The increased demand for aesthetics, legislation in some developed countries, few drawbacks with existing materials and clinicians shifting their paradigms towards metal-free restorations led to space for the metal-free restorations in today's dental practice.

An electronic literature search was conducted through Medline via PubMed, Wiley Online Library, EBSCOhost, Science Direct, as well as the Google Scholar between January 20 10 and March 2018 using the keywords: Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK), modified Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK), Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) and Dental, advantages of Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK), applications of Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) in dentistry and Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) Implants. A total of 103 articles were found in the literature search, and out of these, 18 were not related to our study and hence were excluded. Finally, 85 articles were found to be relevant. Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) has been explained for several applications in dental practice.

Thus, the literature showed that the Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) material has superior mechanical properties with different uses in various specialities of dentistry.

Reference:

The Role of Polyether Ether Ketone (Peek) in Dentistry – A Review by Lakshmana Bathala et al. published in the Journal of medicine and life.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6527406/

Keywords:

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Source : Journal of medicine and life

Dr. Shravani Dali

Dr. Shravani Dali has completed her BDS from Pravara institute of medical sciences, loni. Following which she extensively worked in the healthcare sector for 2+ years. She has been actively involved in writing blogs in field of health and wellness. Currently she is pursuing her Masters of public health-health administration from Tata institute of social sciences. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.

Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli

Dr Kamal Kant Kohli-MBBS, DTCD- a chest specialist with more than 30 years of practice and a flair for writing clinical articles, Dr Kamal Kant Kohli joined Medical Dialogues as a Chief Editor of Medical News. Besides writing articles, as an editor, he proofreads and verifies all the medical content published on Medical Dialogues including those coming from journals, studies,medical conferences,guidelines etc. Email: drkohli@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751