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3543181

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
The biocompatibility of the bioactive glass-ceramic Ceravital was investigated experimentally both in vivo and in vitro. In the former, ceramic discs were interposed in 30 rat middle ears for periods ranging from 6 weeks to 12 months. In the latter, Ceravital otological prosthesis were placed in human fibroblast culture. Reactions to the biomaterial were assessed by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with chemical analysis facilities (EDAX, WDAX) and light microscopy. The interface reactions were similar in both in vivo and in vitro studies and confirmed the findings of other authors regarding the implants' biocompatibility and bioactivity. The technique of ion etching, however, enabled clear demonstration of this bioactivity on the implant surface, exposed merely to the middle-ear secretions, thus questioning the necessity of placing bone pâté on the implant head at surgery, in order to encourage bioactive bonding with the overlying drum. A clinical trial of Ceravital in 128 patients with an average follow-up period of 2 years is reported. Forty per cent of these patients underwent a type II tympanoplasty, 60 per cent a type III. Though relatively short-term, the results to date have been encouraging: 88 per cent of the implants have been well-tolerated; 70 per cent of the cases have yielded a satisfactory hearing result; and only 3 per cent of the implanted prostheses have been extruded.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-2151
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1359-66
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Ceravital in ossiculoplasty: experimental studies and early clinical results.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't