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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Evaluation of Titanium Particles, TNF-α, and Caspase-3 Concentrations in Patients with Bones Fixations of the Maxilla and Mandibule.

Bożena Antonowicz, Żaneta Anna Mierzejewska, Jan Borys, Mateusz Maciejczyk, Sławomir Prokopiuk, Halina Car

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Bożena AntonowiczDepartment of Dental Surgery, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland.
Żaneta Anna MierzejewskaInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Department, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8363-9090
Jan BorysDepartment of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland.
Mateusz MaciejczykDepartment of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-222 Bialystok, Poland.
Sławomir ProkopiukFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Lomza, 18-400 Lomza, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4476-8831
Halina CarDepartment of Experimental Pharmacology, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-295 Bialystok, Poland.

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Medical University of Bialystok 133-34-791L; B.SUB.23.331/01.S; B.SUB.23.611.01.S;
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of titanium implants (Ti6Al4V) on the surrounding tissues by analyzing the concentration of titanium particles, TNF-α, and caspase-3 in patients treated for jaw fractures and dentofacial deformities. The research material consisted of peri-implant tissues: fragments of periosteum adhering to a titanium miniplate and blood serum collected from 42 patients treated for mandibular fractures (Group I), and dentofacial deformities (Group II) who underwent bimaxillary osteotomy. The control group consisted of 24 generally healthy patients before bimaxillary osteotomy. The concentrations of selected cytokines, caspase-3, TNF-α in blood serum, and homogenized tissues, were determined using the immunoenzymatic method (ELISA). The concentration of titanium particles was assessed using a scanning electron microscope equipped with an X-ray microanalyzer. A significant increase in the concentration of titanium, caspase-3, and TNF-α was observed in serum and periosteum in all patients who underwent bone fixation. Increased TNF-α levels indicate an intense immune response, which may lead to the degradation of peri-implant tissues and bone resorption around the miniplates and screws, while an increase in caspase-3 levels suggests that cells surrounding the implants are destroyed in response to inflammatory stress or damage induced by the presence of titanium particles.

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Caspase 3MandibleMaxillaTitaniumTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAdultAgedAlloysFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung AdultAlloysCASP3 protein, humanCaspase 3Titaniumtitanium alloy (TiAl6V4)Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphacaspase-3jawbone fixationsminiplates and screwstitanium implantsTNF-α

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PMID40076935
PMCPMC11900357

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