title: A composite resin as an implant material in bone. Histologic, radiologic, microradiologic and oxytetracycline fluorescence examination of rats.
abstract: The potential of a bis-GMA composite resin as implant material in bone is evaluated. The material is claimed to have mechanical and physical properties superior to those of the bone cements used today. A groove made in the cortex of the tibia in 18 rats was filled with bis-GMA, while a similar groove was left empty in the contralateral tibia. The reaction of the bone to this material was evaluated by histologic, radiologic, microradiographic and OTC-fluorescence methods. The material was well tolerated by the bone; after 1, 3 and 6 weeks no reaction to the material was observed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001843:Bone Cements; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D051381:Rats; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D013977:Tibia / Q000166:cytology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D012117:Resins, Synthetic