BIOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING & DENTAL TOXICITY
Dental toxicity can occur when foreign materials are placed in a patient’s mouth and subsequently cause the immune system to react and “reject” the restoration.
DENTAL TOXICITY
Dental toxicity can occur when materials placed in a patient’s mouth cause that person’s immune system to react.
LEARN MOREMETALLIC MATERIALS
Metallic components include both amalgam materials and casting alloys. Amalgams are used as filling materials.
LEARN MORECOMPOSITE MATERIALS
Composite materials, commonly known as “white fillings,” are one type of dental material that is quickly gaining popularity.
LEARN MORECERAMIC MATERIALS
Porcelain and ceramic materials are popular as dental restoratives because they look and feel very much like real teeth.
LEARN MOREHOW BIOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING WORKS…
LOCATE YOUR BLOOD DRAW LOCATION
Please see our Links & Information page for blood draw location options.
Blood Draw Location OptionsORDER YOUR TEST KIT
Order your Test Kit and the accompanying Report which we will send directly to your provider.
Order TestRECEIVE YOUR TEST KIT
Receive your Biocompatibility Testing Kit from Biocomp Laboratories directly or from your treating dentist or physician.
TAKE YOUR KIT TO THE LAB
Take your test kit to your local clinical laboratory/blood draw location for collection of a blood serum specimen.
Blood Draw Location OptionsYOUR SPECIMEN IS RETURNED TO US
Your specimen is prepared by that local laboratory and then sent to Biocomp Laboratories for laboratory testing.
WE SEND THE RESULTS TO YOUR PROVIDER
Once the testing has been completed a report is printed and sent to the treating dentist or physician.
Proper testing can help prevent the placement of potentially toxic materials in a patient’s mouth.
IMMUNE REACTIVITY
The human immune system is one of many methods that the body has to protect itself from harm. It works by recognizing substances that do not belong in the body and removing them…
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HOW TO AVOID DENTAL TOXICITY
Serum Biocompatibility testing was developed to determine how much of an immune reaction a particular client will have to any given material. A blood sample is drawn and spun on a centrifuge in order to separate the blood cells from the blood serum…
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Titanium Exposure and Human HealthTitanium Exposure and Human Health
by Anita V. Tibau, Blanche D. Grube, Braulio J. Velez, Victor M. Vega, and Joachim Mutterby Anita V. Tibau, Blanche D. Grube, Braulio J. Velez, Victor M. Vega, and Joachim Mutter
Please click the link below to read the paper in its entirety.
