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ArticleJournal of maxillofacial and oral surgery2023

Cross-Sectional Study of Serum Metal Ions in Patients With Metal Implants in the Maxillofacial Region.

Garima Khandelwal, Ragavi Alagarsamy, Ajoy Roychoudhury, Ongkila Bhutia, A Shariff

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Article in Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Garima KhandelwalDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Ragavi AlagarsamyDepartment of Burns, Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Ajoy RoychoudhuryDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Centre of Dental Education and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029 India.ORCID 0000-0003-3586-2818
Ongkila BhutiaDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
A ShariffDepartment of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029 India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences · INSafdarjang Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to measure the serum metal ion levels (titanium, cobalt, chromium) in patients who have metal implants in the maxillofacial region. Methods: The investigators implemented a cross sectional study on patients treated with procedures requiring metal implants for management of maxillofacial trauma, fixation for orthognathic surgery, and total temporomandibular joint replacement (TJR). Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry was used as an analytical method to detect metal ions in serum samples. Results: The study comprised of 50 patients who were divided into 4 groups- group I- total TJR ( Conclusion: The present study's results suggest a rise in serum metal ion levels after the metal implantation in maxillofacial region. None of the patients had any abnormal signs and symptoms due to raised metal levels. Further studies are warranted to correlate the serum metal ion levels and their clinical relevance.

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Alloplastic prosthesisMaxillofacial traumaMetal implantsOrthognathic surgerySerum metal ion levelsTMJ TJR

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PMID38105820
PMCPMC10719183
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