Influence of Metals on the Inflammatory Response

The test of inflammatory reactions consisted of quantifying the MGC in monolayer cell cultures of L132 cells. This test reveals morphological modifications in a cell culture by the appearance of MGC, which are directly 

Precious and semi-precious dental alloys, with some rare exceptions, are generally recognized as being harmless and perfectly bio- 

Ceramic materials used for medical devices and bone substitutes generally exhibit a very good biocompatibility, though some observed foreign body reactions have been induced by the presence of sharp-edged wear particles. 

There is no evidence for cancer inducement by dental alloys, but orthopedic implants and endoprostheses with evidently higher metal release may cause different types of tumors, as has been reported in several hundred cases. 

Some metals should definitely be prohibited these include beryllium, which is still allowed to be used in some dental alloys. 

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