“Are titanium dental implants toxic?”
I am a 31 year old male. I want to know if titanium dental implants are toxic?
5 Answers
It's the same medical grade titanium they use in knees, hips, and shoulders. It is considered "biocompatible".
Absolutely not! Titanium is a very biocompatible material, and in fact one of only 2 metals, the other being zirconium, that actually osseo-integrates, which means it sticks to the bone, and is completely acceptable by the body. So they are very safe to use. In fact, many medical joint prosthetics are made of titanium, and are equally successful. Good luck.
Dr. Cyril Tahtadjian
Dr. Cyril Tahtadjian
Only toxic if you’re allergic to titanium!
No, titanium implants are not toxic - unless you are allergic to titanium. Implants work out very well for patients in most cases
Hello,
Wondering if Titanium implants are toxic is an interesting question; fortunately the answer is also interesting.
Yes titanium is a metal; however, no titanium implants are not toxic.
One of the biggest advances to the success of dental implants in dentistry is the material they are made out of. Quite frankly, if an implant only had a 50% success rate, would it even be worth putting it in? Titanium is selected for dental implants because of what is known as bio-compatibility. Each material has a different compatibility with the different tissues of the body. If the material was toxic, it would cause the body tissues around it to get inflamed and slough off. The implant would loose its stability and fall out. Titanium has a very good bio-compatibility which is why it is the top choice used for dental implants. This makes sense too; when someone breaks their bone and a metal plate has to go in, this metal plate is titanium. The screws used to hold bones together are titanium (why amputate a leg to avoid titanium). Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
Wondering if Titanium implants are toxic is an interesting question; fortunately the answer is also interesting.
Yes titanium is a metal; however, no titanium implants are not toxic.
One of the biggest advances to the success of dental implants in dentistry is the material they are made out of. Quite frankly, if an implant only had a 50% success rate, would it even be worth putting it in? Titanium is selected for dental implants because of what is known as bio-compatibility. Each material has a different compatibility with the different tissues of the body. If the material was toxic, it would cause the body tissues around it to get inflamed and slough off. The implant would loose its stability and fall out. Titanium has a very good bio-compatibility which is why it is the top choice used for dental implants. This makes sense too; when someone breaks their bone and a metal plate has to go in, this metal plate is titanium. The screws used to hold bones together are titanium (why amputate a leg to avoid titanium). Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
