Open AccessTissue response to titanium implant using scanning electron microscope
Author(s) -
Vijay Nautiyal,
Ankur Mittal,
Amit Agarwal,
Anupam Pandey
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.117815
Subject(s) - titanium , medicine , biocompatibility , implant , dentistry , scanning electron microscope , biomedical engineering , surgery , materials science , metallurgy , composite material
Most of the surgeons now use titanium miniplates because of its biocompatibility and corrosion resistant properties; studies have shown that these titanium particles are released in the surrounding tissues causing tissue necrosis and if these implants are placed for a long period, the adverse effect of these implants are more severe. It therefore necessitates a study to find out whether these titanium particles are released into surrounding tissues from titanium miniplates used for maxillofacial fractures so that we could use these implants, that is, bone plates and screws with more confidence.