Each MELISA lab will offer its own set of testing panels. Below is an indication of what the testing panels may look like. Recommended selection is based on the composition of frequently used dental and orthopaedic restorations.
Panel A - Amalgam dental fillings
Copper, Inorganic mercury, Nickel, Silver, Tin
Panel B - Non-noble dental crowns (bridges)
Aluminium, Beryllium, Copper, Cobalt, Chromium, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Niobium, Tantalum, Tungsten
Panel C - Noble or gold dental crowns (bridges)
Copper, Gallium, Gold, Indium, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum, Ruthenium, Silver, Tin
Panel D - Cobalt Chrome / Vitallium / Stainless steel
Chromium, Cobalt, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Tungsten
Panel E - Pure titanium / Nitinol / Titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V
Aluminum, Nickel, Titanium dioxide, Titanium sulphate, Vanadium
Panel F - Titanium-based alloys (extended)
Aluminium, Molybdenum, Niobium, Nickel, Tantalum, Tin, Titanium Dioxide, Titanium Sulphate, Vanadium, Zirconium, Zirconia*
Panel G - Zirconium-based alloys (orthopedic use)
Chromium, Niobium, Tin, Zirconium, Zirconia*
Panel H - Orthopedic panel
Aluminum, Chromium, Cobalt, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Niobium, Tantalum, Tin, Titanium dioxide, Titanium sulphate, Tungsten, Vanadium, Zirconium, Zirconia*
* The clinical relevance of a positive Zirconia test has not been established