RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Joshi, R. I. A1 Eley, A.YR 1988 T1 The in-vitro effect of a titanium implant on oral microflora: Comparison with other metallic compounds JF Journal of Medical Microbiology, VO 27 IS 2 SP 105 OP 107 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-27-2-105 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1473-5644, AB SUMMARY Dental implant research has been mostly concerned with the biocompatibility of materials for implantation. In this study the effects of titanium dioxide and other metallic salts on seven bacterial species commonly found in dental plaque, two which are uncommon, and a yeast, were determined by agar incorporation and diffusion techniques, and compared with the effects of a titanium implant abutment. Neither the titanium dioxide nor the implant abutment demonstrated any inhibitory activity, although other compounds such as cobalt used in dental alloys had some effects., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-27-2-105