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SL_JamesVitoDMD_Profile_4_24_Profile 5 / 3 / 24 12 : 07 PM Page 1 Dr . Vito with members of his team ( from left ) Barbara , Heather , and Kristine ‘ CAN MY BODY REJECT DENTALIMPLANTS ? ’ Main Line implantologist Dr . James A . Vito answers essential questions about dental implants and provides informed guidance as patients proceed in their treatment . b y J A M E S A . V I T O , D . M . D . I have been doing dental implant surgery placed thousands of dental implants , I have what the current thought process is on tita - for more than 37 years . I have spent never seen this cause - and - effect situation . nium implants because now both the dental countless hours in continuing education honing Long story short , she sought care in Switzer - and medical professions have ceramic alter - my surgical and restorative skill sets with land , where they perform zirconia ( ceramic ) natives to conventional titanium . Currently regards to dental implants . I have always been implants because they believe there is some there are ceramic dental implants and ce - taught that the overall success of dental implants sort of reaction between metal dental im - ramic joint replacements . is based on three factors : width of bone , plants and the body . So is there something to an allergic reac - height of bone , and a wide zone of attached They recommended the removal of all tion between titanium and the body ? The sci - gingiva . Deficiency in any one of these three her dental implants and the removal of teeth entific literature puts the success of titanium requirements will result in a compromise and with root canal therapy . She was told there implants at 98 percent . There is a process hence result in either a short - term or a long - were no guarantees with the ceramic im - called tribocorrosion that dental implants can term failure of a dental implant . plants , but that they believed this would help undergo . Tribocorrosion can be defined as a phy I recently had an experience with one of her . They removed her titanium implants , as process through which material degradation gra my patients where I did a number of implants well as the root canal teeth , and replaced is caused by the combined effect of corrosion oto in both her upper and lower jaws , and re - them with ceramic implants . They also fabri - and wear . Metallic biomaterials such as dental Ph stored both jaws with implant - supported cated temporary bridgework that she will implants and their frameworks , abutments , Lea bridgework . Two years after treatment she need to wear for the next eight to 12 months orthodontic devices , and maxillofacial surgical ina started to develop a rash over her torso and before the final restoration is made . structures are susceptible to tribocorrosion N legs and felt lethargic . She sought care from She is still a patient of mine and shared damage in the oral environment . The process and traditional and holistic medical professionals this experience with me . She has since re - releases titanium ions into the surrounding tis - on with no resolution . After several years of so - vealed that , with the removal of the implants sues , which can trigger a cascade of reactions , ers so results , she was advised that she may have and root canal teeth , all her rashes and other localized or at a distance , or even systemic re - And an allergy to her implants . aliments have disappeared . She feels much actions . eff We discussed this at length , and I told her better and has more energy . Can titanium implants cause neurolog - J y in my nearly 40 years of doing this , and having This caused me to investigate this and see ical problems ? The toxicity of titanium diox - b Photos SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM VOLUME 15 ISSUE 8 42 |

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SL_JamesVitoDMD_Profile_4_24_Profile 5 / 3 / 24 12 : 08 PM Page 2 If you know or suspect you have a titanium allergy , talk to your dentist about your dental implant options . ” ? DR . JAMES A . VITO ide nanoparticles in the central nervous sys - allergy include acne - like swelling or facial in - inhibition test , and the commercially available tem has been reviewed by Czajka , et al . , who flammation , problems with wound healing , MELISA test . cited numerous cases with reported internal - hives or rash , achy joints and muscles , and The International Journal of Implant ization of titanium dioxide nanoparticles into sores and swelling in the mouth’s soft tissues . Dentistry points out that zirconia implants the brain . In most of these cases , neurological If you know or suspect you have a tita - can be an alternative to titanium implants . damage is also reported . nium allergy , talk to your dentist about your There isn’t long - term clinical data associated Can titanium cause inflammation in dental implant options . with their usage , so your dental professional the body ? Multiple investigators have found will be the best person to speak to about al - that titanium implants can induce inflamma - Am I Rejecting My Implant ? ternative options . tion in the surrounding tissue over time , lead - TheInternational Journal of Implant Dentistry It can feel disappointing and / or over - ing to the expression of certain mediators notes that due to implants ’ corrosion and whelming to learn that you’re not taking to known to cause local and systemic health wear , titanium alloy particles can get de - your new implant as well as you’d hoped . The problems . posited in the surrounding tissues . In some good news is that there are other options avail - Can titanium dental implants cause au - people , this can cause bone loss due to in - able . A dental professional can help you treat toimmune disease ? Some research suggests flammatoryreactions or hypersensitivity reac - your titanium allergy and ensure that you fill that metal medical and dental implants may tions that cause implant failure . the gap in your mouth with a treatment that cause an autoimmune reaction in people with So how can you recognize a dental im - works for you . metal allergies and other genetic predisposi - plant allergy ? Seminal studies cited by the In - Notably , there are specific oral conditions tions . Some of the diseases researched in con - ternational Journal of Implant Dentistry that include food intake , oral microbiota , fluor - nection to metal devices include multiple reportthat titanium allergy symptoms include idated dentifrices , salivary pH , and biome - sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus , thefollowing : erythema ( skin redness , in this chanical loading that may significantly the most common type of lupus . case , in the tissues around the implant ) ; ur - increasecorrosion and speed up the degrada - Can titanium implants cause autoim - ticaria ( hives that may be seen on the skin or tion process . As a result , they can have a direct mune disease ? One study concluded that gum surface ) ; eczema ( itchy inflammation of influence on the survival of a dental implant . prolonged exposure to a prosthesis containing the skin or gum tissue ) ; swelling or pain ; Also at risk are patients with autoimmune nickel and titanium could have triggered the necrosis ( death of cells or tissue , in this case , issues , those who demonstrate highly allergic symptoms of systemic autoinflammation , around the implant ) ; toxic reactions in other reactions to metals , food , and pets , and pa - which responded to corticosteroids . The pa - tissues , which can also affect the lungs and air - tients with a history of failed implants or peri - tient had florid systemic features of inflamma - ways ; and bone loss . implantitis . Patients should share with their tion for at least two and a half years , until the If you notice any of these symptoms , con - dentist if they have any allergies or autoim - removal of the titanium implant implant . tact your dentist immediately . mune issues , as they may be better candi - dates for ceramic implants . n Can Dental Implants Make You Sick ? Diagnosing Titanium Allergy Dr.James A . Vito , who has been Dentalimplants are generally safe and do not If medical or dental professionals suspect that D placingand restoring dental causeillness in most cases . However , titanium you might be allergic to the titanium in your implants can make you sick if you are allergic dental implant , the first step is to take diagnos - implantsfor 37 years , remains to the metal . Though only 0.6 percent of the tic tests , such as a patch test . Some physicians onthe forefront of the art and populationhas a titanium allergy , it can impact might also recommend in vitro blood tests to scienceof dental implants . yourhealth and wellness , including your den - detect metal allergy , including the lymphocyte Formore information , contact talimplant’s success . Symptoms of a titanium transformation test , the lymphocyte migration himat ( 610 ) 971 - 2590 or visit www.jamesvito.com .

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