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Migration of titanium dioxide microparticles and nanoparticles through the body and deposition in the gingiva: an experimental study in rats
Author(s) -
Guglielmotti María B.,
Domingo Mariela G.,
Steimetz Tammy,
Ramos Emilio,
Paparella María L.,
Olmedo Daniel G.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/eos.12190
Subject(s) - titanium , titanium dioxide , buccal administration , chemistry , nanoparticle , scanning electron microscope , materials science , biomedical engineering , dentistry , metallurgy , nanotechnology , composite material , medicine , organic chemistry
The aim of this experimental work was to evaluate deposition of titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) microparticles and nanoparticles, which could originate from titanium bioimplants, in the gingiva. Wistar rats were injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) with a suspension of TiO 2 particles of different sizes (150, 10, or 5 nm). The rats were killed 12 months post‐injection, and the buccal and lingual gingivae were resected and evaluated using light and scanning electron microscopy. Energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDS) was used to confirm the presence of titanium in deposits of microparticles and nanoparticles, and the concentration of titanium in tissues was measured using inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry ( ICP ‐ MS ). Histological examination showed that all experimental groups exhibited agglomerates, in the gingiva, of titanium particles of micrometer size range, with no associated inflammatory response. Higher concentrations of titanium traces were shown, by ICP ‐ MS , in both buccal and lingual tissues of all experimental groups compared with their matched controls. Titanium concentrations were significantly higher in the buccal gingiva than in the lingual gingiva, and after injection with 5‐nm particles than with 10‐nm particles in both localizations. Titanium microparticles and nanoparticles deposit in the gingiva, and mostly on the buccal side. Gingival deposition of titanium could be considered a tissue indicator of tribocorrosion processes of titanium bioimplants.