Open AccessRadiation Shielding in Oral Implantology
Author(s) -
A Stoler
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/00008505-199807030-00004
Subject(s) - osseointegration , electromagnetic shielding , implant , dentistry , radiation shielding , medicine , materials science , surgery , composite material
Patients who are to receive implant therapy and are about to undergo radiation treatment require a means to eliminate, or reduce, the amount of radiation received by the implants and their osseous housing. This requirement is even more important if the implants were recently inserted and osseointegration (Sigma) has not yet been achieved. Lead shielding of the implant sites protects the fixtures and the surrounding bone so that osseointegration can be achieved and maintained.