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Contaminated Implants Raise Global Concern Among Dentists
Author(s):
Dr Dirk U. Duddeck
Date Added:
4/22/2019
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Summary:
There is a problem that many implantologists are not
aware of: recent analyses of dental implants using scanning
electron microscopy indicate that an alarming number
of sterile-packaged implants are contaminated. The authors assumed that either foreign particles had found their way into the osseous
bed during the implant placement procedure or the
implant material itself was contaminated.
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