title: Base metal alloys used for dental restorations and implants.
abstract: One of the primary reasons for the development of base metal alloys for dental applications has been the escalating cost of gold throughout the 20th century. In addition to providing lower cost alternatives, these nonprecious alloys were also found to provide better mechanical properties and aesthetics for some oral applications. Additionally, certain base metal alloy systems are preferred because of their superior mechanical properties, lower density, and in some cases, their capability to osseo-integrate. The base metal alloy systems most commonly used in dentistry today include stainless steels, nickel-chromium, cobalt-chromium, titanium, and nickel-titanium alloys. Combined, these alloy systems provide a wide range of available properties to choose the correct material for both temporary and long-term restoration and implant applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Materials Research, University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216, USA. mroach@sod.umsmed.edu
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roach
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002858:Chromium Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D015921:Dental Implants; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D013193:Stainless Steel / Q000737:chemistry; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002858:Chromium Alloys; D003722:Dental Alloys; D015921:Dental Implants; C040654:titanium nickelide; D013193:Stainless Steel; D009532:Nickel; D014025:Titanium