title: Reduced corrosion of CP Ti and Ti-6A1-4V alloy endosseous dental implants after glow-discharge treatment: a preliminary report.
abstract: Inductively coupled argon plasma spectroscopic analysis was used to quantify titanium, aluminum, and vanadium corrosion products released by superficial layers of identically shaped commercially pure titanium and Ti-6A1-4V alloy dental implants. Halves of each of two originally sterile groups were analyzed directly from the manufacturer's packaging and the other halves received glow-discharge treatment prior to their corrosion assay. The implants were incubated in pH 3 modified saline solution and were analyzed after 2- and 12-week corrosion periods. Implants treated with glow discharge showed statistically significant reduction in the amounts of corrosion products released, apparently as a result of glow-discharge-produced surface oxides of greater passivity than originally present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Baier
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000737:chemistry; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003343:Corrosion; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D015921:Dental Implants; D004563:Electrochemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014639:Vanadium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D015921:Dental Implants; D014639:Vanadium; D000535:Aluminum; D014025:Titanium