Allergy or Tolerance: Reduced Inflammatory Cytokine Response and Concomitant IL-10 Production of Lymphocytes and Monocytes in Symptom-Free Titanium Dental Implant Patients
Table 1
Characteristics of the blood donors.
Initials
Gender
Age
Ti dental implant
Other dental materials
CMI
Patch test
Smoker
Atopy
Number
Since
H.T.
m
45
1a
2006
Crown; ceramic; metal
No
n.d.
No
No
T.B.
m
21
3b
2007
No
No
n.d.
No
No
K.C.
m
41
1c
2003
Crown; resin; ceramic
No
n.d.
No
ra
K.H.
m
49
1d
2009
Crown; ceramic; metal
No
n.d.
No
ra
F.M.
m
56
1e
2006
Crown; ceramic; metal
No
Negative
No
No
S.R.
f
62
6f
2005
Crown; ceramic
No
n.d.
No
No
S.L.
f
25
None
Resin; ceramic
Yes
Ni; Lan.
No
No
C.S.
m
23
None
No
No
Negative
No
ra; aa; ae
H.C.
f
23
None
No
No
Negative
No
No
P.M.
f
24
None
No
No
Negative
No
No
G.G.
m
31
None
No
No
n.d.
No
No
S.J.
m
34
None
Crown; resin; ceramic
No
Thiomer; Merc.
No
No
F.T.
f
29
None
No
No
n.d.
No
ra
A.A.
m
34
None
Ceramic; amalgame
No
n.d.
No
ra
F.K.
m
46
None
Crown; metal
No
n.d.
No
ra
N.J.
m
33
None
Crown; resin
No
n.d.
No
No
S.F.
m
23
None
Crown; metal
No
n.d.
No
No
E.R.
f
30
None
No
No
Negative
No
ra; ae; aa
B.P.
f
43
None
Crown; resin; ceramic; metal
No
Negative
No
No
R.C.
f
35
None
Crown; ceramic
No
n.d.
No
No
CMI: cutaneous metal intolerance; aa: allergic asthma; ra: rhinoconjunctivitis allergica; ae: atopic eczema. Patch test reaction: Ni: nickel; Lan: lanolin; Thiomer: thiomersal; Merc: mercury-II-amidchloride; negative: no test reaction; n.d.: not done.
a,b,c,d,e,fImplant devices of different manufacturers (details known to the authors) made of pure titanium or TiAlVa alloy.