background and aims. this study aimed to investigate release of nickel ion from three types of nickel-titanium-based wires in the as-received state and after immersion in a simulated oral environment. materials and methods. forty specimens from each of the single-strand niti (rematitan “lite”), multi-strand niti (speed supercable) and copper niti (damon copper niti) were selected. twenty specim...

to investigate and compare the amount of fluoride release of conventional, resin modified and nanofilled resin modified glass ionomer cements.tablets of glass-ionomer cements were immersed in deionized water and incubated at 37°c. after 1, 2, 7, 15 and 30 days, fluoride ion was measured under normal atmospheric conditions by fluoride ion selective electrode. buffer (tisab ii) was used to decomp...

objective: corrosion resistance is among the most important properties of metal alloys used in the oral cavity. consumption of acidic foods reduces the salivary ph and intensifies the corrosion of brackets and orthodontic wires. this study aimed to compare electro galvanic corrosion of different orthodontic brackets and wires and determine the amount of ions released into acidic artificial sali...

Natural indicators of the electrical polarity of a direct current (DC) source is limited to semiconductor based diodes and transistors. Recently a novel bio-natural indicator of the polarity of a DC source have been reported. Mimosa Pudica or sensitive plant is found to be a natural detector of a DC source polarity, however the mechanism underlying this phenomenon is not known. This paper aims ...

current study is aimed to compare fluride release in conventional glass ionomer, light-cured glass ionomer and compomers. standard samples from the aforementioned materials were prepared and measured by selective fluride ion electrode in intervals of 24hours, 1,2,3 and 4 weeks in neutral ph of 7 and acidic ph of 4.5. the obtained data represented that fluride ion release decreased in time but t...

statement of problem: element release from dental casting alloys into the oral environment is of clinical concern and is considered to be a potential health problem to all patients. purpose: the aim of this study was to investigate the metallic ion release of four base metal alloys. materials and methods: two ni-cr (minalux and supercast) and two co-cr alloys (minalia and wironit) were examined...

introduction: this in vitro study measured and compared ph and phosphate and calcium ions release of a new endodontic material (cem cement), mineral trioxide aggregate (mta), and portland cement (pc) using uv-visible technique, atomic absorption spectrophotometry methods, and ph meter, respectively. materials and methods: each material was placed in a plastic tube (n=10) and immersed in a glass...