G. Bernasconi et al., PIXE AND TR-XRF MEASUREMENTS OF TITANIUM LEVELS IN RABBIT ORGANS AFTER ENDOSSEOUS IMPLANTS INSERTION, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms, 109, 1996, pp. 372-374
PIXE and TR-XRF measurements were carried out in rabbits after titaniu
m endosseous implant insertion, in order to evaluate a possible diffus
ion and accumulation of this metal in the tissues. Titanium was below
the minimum detection limit after one month; however, this metal begin
s to be detectable in some animals after six months.