Histological findings in titanium implants coated with calcium phosphate ceramics installed in rabbit's tibias.
Oral reconstruction using osteointegrated implants are widely indicated nowadays. The implant bone anchorage is very important for its functional stability. Thus, ceramic biomaterials are widely used as coatings of the implant surfaces to accelerate local osteogenesis. The purpose of this study is to assess the biocompatibility and the osteoconduction of two types of calcium phosphate ceramics used as titanium dental implant coatings. These implants were installed in rabbit tibia during an 8-week healing period. The light and fluorescent microscopy observations showed that the materials are biocompatible and that they have osteoconductive activities.
Mitri
Fabio Franceschini
FF
Department of Functional Anatomy, Structure and Ultra-Structure, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 2415, Cidade Universitária 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Yoshimoto
Marcelo
M
Allegrini Júnior
Sérgio
S
Koo
Samuel
S
Carbonari
Marcelo José
MJ
König Júnior
Bruno
B
D000818:Animals; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D002516:Ceramics; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011817:Rabbits; D013977:Tibia / Q000166:cytology / Q000601:surgery*; D014025:Titanium
D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D014025:Titanium