Materials Science
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 60 (1) , 44-49
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345810600010801
Abstract
The biocompatibility of two implant materials, vitallium and poly-methyl methacrylate (PMMA), was evaluated in an animal model in which bone formation and resorption are independent of each other. Neither material accelerated resorption, but formation was inhibited 12% by vitallium and 38% by PMMA. When three PMMA preparations varying in monomer content were tested, the data exhibited a dose-response relation, suggesting that inhibition of bone formation was due to the presence of residual monomer.Keywords
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