Investigation of the surface texture of hydroxylapatite-coated dental implants by means of SEM.
In this experiment hydroxylapatite-coated dental implants were submitted to a wear test in order to study their resistance to toothbrushing. After 20,000 double brush strokes the coating had disappeared in some places. It was concluded that the wear resistance of the coating was not good enough to withstand longer brushing periods.
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Department of Oral Implantology, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D014099:Toothbrushing
D015921:Dental Implants; D006882:Hydroxyapatites