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[Investigations on the tissue compatibility of silicon rubber materials using experimental animals]
J Schmidt1, B Trommler, W Knöfler
1Stomatologischen Poliklinik Schwarzenberg, Bereiches Medizin der Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig.
Abstract:
The reaction of subcutaneous tissue in guinea-pigs at implants of six kinds of silicone rubber materials (VEB Chemiewerk Nünchritz) was investigated by semiquantitative and quantitative methods. These based on the "Programme to the Assessment of Subcutaneous Tissue Reactions at Implants" by Knöfler, Keller etc. The histocompatibility of the tested materials can be compared with that of titanium. One of the silicone rubbers differs from both the reference material and the other silicone rubber materials significantly and is assessed to be more suitable than the alloy Gisadent KCM 83 (chromium cobalt molybdenum alloy).