Titanium
What is it?
Titanium is a metal used for some orthopedic devices and medical implants.
How can I avoid it?
You should avoid contact with this substance. Avoidance requires reading the Safety Data Sheets (SDS) or direct communication with the manufacturer.
Uses:
- Prosthetic devices for join replacement
- Metal eyeglasses
- Pacemakers
- Dental implants
- Refined into titanium dioxide (pigment for paints, paper, plastics, toothpaste and sunblock)
- Dental and endodontic instruments and files
- Sporting goods such as:
- Tennis rackets
- Golf clubs
- Lacrosse stick shafts
- Helmet grills
- Bicycle frames
- Camping cookware and lanterns
- Camping lanterns
- Tent stakes
- Jewelry including body piercing studs
- Wheelchairs
- Crutches
- Laptops
- Aerospace industry
- Paper production
- Mobile phones
- Paint pigments
- Eye glasses
