Journal of Clinical and Cellular Immunology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9899
ISSN: 2155-9899
Department of Pathology, Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Short Communication
Titanium Toxicity and Allergy: A Commentary with Focus on Titanium Spectacle Frames
Author(s): Daniel Benharroch*
Considered as an inert, extremely resistant, and biocompatible metal, titanium has prevailed for years, as the most
valuable material used for the manufacture of dental implants and orthopedic prosthetics. However, titanium is not
infallible, as it has been subject to corrosion and to subsequent titanium toxicity, hypersensitivity, and probably also
to a form of autoimmunity. Evidence of failure of the contraption, though, is relatively rare. While commenting on
its medical advantages and its setbacks, we discuss the rare use of the metal in the spectacles industry and some of
its exceptional, related complications... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9899.21.12.615