The use of silicone presents a possible approach in oral surgery. The purpose of this study is to verify, histologically, the dental socket after silicone implantation. Eighty-four albino rats were used and killed from 1 to 40 postoperative days.
It was possible to conclude that silicone does not stimulate an inflammatory reaction nor any changes in the remnants of the periodontal ligament. The implant was incorporated by the dental socket and did not promote a delay in the process of dental socket healing.
Silicone implants in dental sockets were analyzed using 84 rats. The animals were killed after 24 hours throughout 40 days and the results, based on histological sections, made it possible to conclude that : the material does not provoke alterations in the remnants of the periodontal ligament; the silicone is incorporated into the dental socket during the healing process; and the chronology of alveolar healing only presents a slight delay.