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Elderly, people with osteoporosis, smokers, diabetics or people who have suffered from cancer

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sometimes cannot choose to get a dental implant.

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Their bones have lost their ability to integrate adequately the new prosthesis that replaces the root.

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The coating of these implants -using a new biodegradable material-

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developed by researchers from the Universitat Jaume I in Castelló and the Universidad del País Vasco,

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will allow to do dental implants in people with osseous deficits.

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Moreover, the new formula increases the biocompatibility of the implants

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and reduces the integration time in the bone.

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-We insert a coating to the dental implants, a biodegradable coating,

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whose objective is that, during the degradation,

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[Ane Larrea. Polymers and Advanced Materials Research Group]

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there is a better bonding between the implant and the bone.

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-This line of research is totally innovative in relation to the systems used so far

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and offers numerous advantages.

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-What we are aiming for is to reduce the osseointegration time,

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that is to say, that we can fit the dental crown earlier than usual

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and people may return to their ordinary life.

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[Sara Da Silva. Polymers and Advanced Materials Research Group]

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Moreover, in the case of people with insufficient bone regeneration -such as elderly or smokers-,

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will have better access to this type of treatments.

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-Soldent is a collaborative project between university and business

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developed in the framework of the program IMPACTO.

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-Based on the needs that companies linked to the health sector

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detect in patients to whom they offer their services,

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[Julio José Suay.Polymers and Advanced Materials Research Group]

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and on the own ideas of the companies,

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the research developed by universities and research centers is redirected.

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From this collaboration university-company, new developments appear.

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Often they achieve disruptive innovations, that is, great innovations

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which do not exist in the market and favour new businesses.

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-In the Soldent project, universities work in conjunction with the company Ilerimplant

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to develop this competitive prototype.

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Having proven the effectiveness of the new implants on animals,

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they will perform the clinical evaluation in order to bring them onto the market

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in the term of two or three years.

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Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit

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Communication and Publications Service