title: Discoloration of a titanium alloy removable partial denture: a clinical report.
abstract: With recent advances in dental technology, titanium is currently used for fabrication of crowns, fixed partial dentures, implant frameworks, and removable partial denture frameworks. The use of titanium-aluminum-vanadium (Ti-6Al-4V) alloy assumes that it imparts similar anti-corrosion characteristics to the commercially pure titanium. This clinical report describes a patient who experienced discoloration of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy removable partial denture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX, USA. alan.sutton@59MDW.WHMC.af.mil
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys; D003116:Color; D003343:Corrosion; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D003775:Dental Polishing; D003820:Denture Cleansers; D003779:Denture Design; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014099:Toothbrushing
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003820:Denture Cleansers; C031462:titanium alloy (TiAl6V4); D014025:Titanium