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Vitallium

American  
[vahy-tal-ee-uhm] / vaɪˈtæl i əm /
Trademark.
  1. a brand name for an alloy of cobalt, chromium, and molybdenum, having various dental and surgical applications.


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Using anchors of stainless steel or vitallium to implant the replacement often causes infection or deterioration of the jawbone.

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Vitallium alloy, developed in the 1930s for dentures, later proved valuable for its heat resistance in jet engines.

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Two basic types are now in use: � The semiburied implant, using a Vitallium latticework placed on the mandible, or lower jaw.

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Their method is simple, requiring only a piece of vein and a few bits of bloodvessel-sized vitallium tubing.

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Two years ago Dr. Strock decided to try the new alloy, vitallium.

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