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Valderrama and her team found that
an acidic environment — most likely
brought on by bacteria and inflammatory processes — caused the titanium’s
surface to oxidize.
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“That’s what we don’t know at this point,” adds Wilson. “This is
just one of the early studies that we’ve done. It is part of a multipronged assessment of disease around implants.”
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Researchers at TAMBCD and UTD continue to tap into a treasure trove of ideas based on the initial study, “Titanium
Corrosion Mechanisms in the Oral Environment: A Retrieval
Study”, which gleaned attention during the American
Association of Anatomists Regional Meeting in October.
Valderrama is coordinating several related initiatives with the
assistance of graduate and predoctoral students at TAMBCD.
Rodrigues, who recently received a $20,000 grant from the
American Academy of Implant Dentistry to study the role bacteria and mechanical overload play in implant corrosion, says
the ongoing collaboration with TAMBCD has proven beneficial
to the student researchers as well.
Founded in 1905, Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas
is a college of the Texas A&M Health Science Center. TAMBCD is a nationally
recognized center for oral health sciences education, research, specialized
patient care and continuing dental education.
Jennifer Eure Fuentes is a communications specialist at Texas A&M Health
Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry. A 2006 graduate of Texas
Christian University, she has worked in the communications and editorial field
for five years.
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