Scientists have developed a new type of "super metal" that can be used for dental implants.
Nanotitanium, engineered by former US and Russian weapons experts, is a stronger alloy that enables dental implants to bond more rapidly to human bone.
The metal is known as "titanium on steroids" and is part of the National Nuclear Security Administration's Global Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention programme.
The implant material, which has been created under a three-year partnership between Los Alamos National Laboratory, the New Mexico-based Manhattan Scientifics and a number of Russian institutes, expedites post-surgery healing and is long-lasting.
This is the first time that nanotitanium has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as a dental implant.
According to Caseldine Dental, mini dental implants have improved considerably over the past few years thanks to advances in technology and dental implantology. These improvements mean that dental implants can now be carried out with no cutting.
