Objectives: To test the wear of enamel against Yttria Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystals (Y-TZP) in comparison to the wear of enamel against a noble white high Palladium alloy. Methods: A total of 20 specimens were used, 10 of Y-TZP and 10 of High Palladium alloy, both were subjected to 202,800 contacts against an enamel rod 2x2 mm in cross section under a mean load of 475.04g leading to a mean f...

As orthopaedic and dental metallic implant materials, titanium and titanium alloys are widely used due to their relatively low modulus, good fracture toughness, excellent strenthto-weight ration, and superior biocompatibility and corrosion resistance (Long and Rack, 1998). They have become the first choice above all other candidate metallic implant materials such as Co-Cr-Mo alloys, stainless s...

Dental casting alloys are widely used in contact with oral tissue for many years now. With the development of new dental alloys over the past 15 years, many questions remain unanswered about their biologic safety. Concepts and current issues concerning the response to the biologic effects of dental casting alloys are presented. In this paper, samples of three commercially available nickel-chrom...

The application of Ti-6Al-4V alloy or commercially pure titanium for additive manufacturing enables the fabrication of complex structural implants and patient-specific implant geometries. However, the difference in Young's modulus of α + β-phase Ti alloys compared to the human bone promotes stress-shielding effects in the implant-bone interphase. The aim of the present study is the mechanical c...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the dimensional change a gallium alloy in comparison with four dental amalgams. results showed that amalgams satisfied nº 1 A.D.A. specification which allows 0 ± 20 µm/cm change. same did not occur wich an expansion 27,38 µm/cm.

The aim of this study is to demonstrate the ability of our ultrasonic endodontic dental device with rotary nickel-titanium alloy instruments for the root canal treatment. This study is aimed at investigating the cleaning and shaping efficacy with “Ultrasonic device for endodontic treatment of dental’s canals. The purpose of root canal treatment is to get rid of the damaged pulp and the bacteria...

OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to quantify the metallic ions released by various dental alloys subjected to a continuous flow of saliva and to estimate the nutritional and toxicological implications of such a release. METHODS Four pieces of three nickel-based, one noble, one high-noble and two copper-aluminum alloys were cast and then immersed in a continuous flow of artificial saliva...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of commercially available fluoride-containing oral rinses on the corrosion behavior of titanium alloys, which are the main components of orthodontic miniscrews. METHODS Four commercially available oral rinses (solution A, pH 4.46/260 ppm fluoride; solution B, pH 4.41/178 ppm fluoride; solution C, pH 6.30/117 ppm fluoride; and solut...

Base-metal dental casting alloy biocompatibility assessment using a human-derived 3D oral mucosal model, Acta Biomaterialia (2011), This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before ...

BACKGROUND Dental assistants help the dentist in preparing material for filling teeth. Amalgam was the filling material mostly commonly used in Norway before 1980, and declined to about 5% of all fillings in 2005. Amalgam is usually an alloy of silver, copper, tin and mercury. Copper amalgam, giving particularly high exposure to mercury was used in Norway until 1994. Metallic mercury is neuroto...