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. 1981 Jan;60(1):44-9.
doi: 10.1177/00220345810600010801.

The biocompatibility of dental implant materials measured in an animal model

D A Garcia, T M Sullivan, D M O'Neill

The biocompatibility of dental implant materials measured in an animal model

D A Garcia et al. J Dent Res. 1981 Jan.

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.

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