%0 Case Reports
%T Histological evaluation of bone reactions to aluminium oxide dental implants in man: a case report.
%A Piattelli A
%A Podda G
%A Scarano A
%J Biomaterials
%V 17
%N 7
%D Apr 1996
%M 8672633
%F 15.304
%R 10.1016/0142-9612(96)86741-x
%X Alumina implants have been shown to possess high biocompatibility. The authors present the case of an aluminium oxide ceramic implant removed because of fracture of the abutment after a 30-month loading period. It was possible to observe microscopically that the implant was covered by highly mineralized mature compact lamellar bone; no connective tissue or inflammatory cells were present at the interface. Osteocytes were observed very close to the bone-implant interface. These features indicate the good biocompatibility of the implant.