Histological response to ivory implanted in rabbit mandibles.
Ivory rod implants were found to be biologically unacceptable in rabbit mandibles. Fibrous connective-tissue capsules containing numerous multinucleated giant cells formed around the implants. Resorption of the ivory was also apparent. In addition, osteoid deposition and ankylosis at the experimental sites were not evident.
D000818:Animals; D000844:Ankylosis / Q000209:etiology; D001862:Bone Resorption; D003239:Connective Tissue Cells; D003757:Dental Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D003804:Dentin / Q000502:physiology*; D004606:Elephants / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D005459:Fluorides / Q000378:metabolism; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction; D006648:Histocompatibility; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology; D008334:Mandible / Q000502:physiology*; D010010:Osteoclasts; D010012:Osteogenesis
D005459:Fluorides