A non-exhaustive summary of reported cases of cutaneous reactions caused by a metallic implant is given in Table 5. Although many of the patients were patch test positive to their implanted metals ...
However, patients treated with the Er:YAG laser showed a greater reduction in diseased sites than those treated with an ultrasonic scaler after six months. The study assessed the clinical outcomes ...
Nitinol is a nearly equiatomic metal alloy of nickel and titanium with unique properties ... compress to a lower profile when being placed in a patient using a catheter. Implants made of nitinol such ...