Przemysl Chemiczny, Vol.91, No.5, 896-899, 2012
A new method for biocompatibility assessment of the materials used in orthodontics in the studies on pigs as an animal model
A new method for assessing the biocompatibility of materials used in orthodontics in the pig as a model organism was developed. Exptl. plates simulating orthodontic appliances were fixed in a pig snout (2 a pig) on the internal side of the cheek to study the exposure to toxic metals. No differences between expt. and control animals in growth rate and health were obsd.