REVIEW article
Front. Dent. Med.
Sec. Dental Materials
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fdmed.2025.1638027
This article is part of the Research TopicAdvances in Dental Science: Innovations in Technology and BiomaterialsView all articles
The Effects of Magnesium-containing Coatings on the Healing of Soft Tissues Surrounding Oral Titanium Abutments: A Narrative Review
Provisionally accepted
Hongya Zheng1,2Chenxi Shang1,2,3Ping Li1,2Wenjie Zhao1,2
Yumei Niu1,2Shuang Pan1,2,3
Shuang Zhang1,2,3*- 1Department of Endodontics, School of Stomatology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- 2First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
- 3NHC Key Laboratory of Cell Transplantation, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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The inherent limitations of smooth titanium abutments-particularly inadequate soft tissue sealing that predisposes implants to infection and inflammation-underscore the need for surface modifications. This review synthesizes evidence on magnesium-containing coatings as a bioactive solution to enhance peri-implant soft tissue healing. Through 1) modifying the surface properties of the implant abutment to promote better cell adhesion and proliferation; 2) releasing Mg 2+ to promote fibroblast migration, collagen synthesis, and angiogenesis; and 3) exerting antimicrobial effects and regulating inflammatory responses, these coatings establish a microenvironment conducive to robust tissue integration. This helps prevent peri-implant infections and inflammation, strengthens soft tissue attachment, and improves the long-term stability of dental implants, providing a new direction for the development of biomedical materials.
Keywords: Magnesium-containing coating, Magnesium, Dental Implants, soft tissue healing, Abutments
Received: 30 May 2025; Accepted: 09 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Zheng, Shang, Li, Zhao, Niu, Pan and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Shuang Zhang, First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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