Rigmor FlateboUniversity of Bergen | UiB · Department of Clinical Dentistry
Rigmor Flatebo
PhD Specialist in periodontology
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J Oral Pathol Med (2011) 40: 412–420
The present study examines the quantity, size, element signatures and distribution of titanium particles in normal oral mucosal tissue and in oral mucosa exposed to a titanium implant. Tissue samples from six healthy patients were obtained by a full thickness biopsy taken from the edge of the oral mucosa when in...
Recent reports have questioned if metal sensitivity may arise from exposure to titanium. The objective of this study was to histologically evaluate non-perforated mucosa covering submerged maxillary titanium implants with regard to induced tissue reactions.
Thirteen patients, 21 to 69 years of age, without previous implants were included. After ini...
