title: A new method to prevent the corrosion of dental metals, during disinfection using functional water: sacrificial protection.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This paper demonstrates a simple method using sacrificial protection for preventing the corrosion of dental metals.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dental metals are directly connected or/and wound with a pure commercial aluminum/zinc wire/plate with high ionization tendency, before their immersion into oxidizing functional water.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dental materials such as Co-Cr alloy wires, stainless steel, and Au-Ag-Pd alloys did not corrode when this method was used. Thus, this method is very simple and effective for preventing corrosion of dental metals during disinfection using functional water.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and Oral Implantology, The University of Tokushima, Institute of Health Biosciences, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kashiwabara
authors.forename: Takaharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Yoritoki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomotake
authors.forename: Kan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagao
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
mesh_terms: D003343:Corrosion; D003722:Dental Alloys; D004203:Disinfection; D013193:Stainless Steel; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; D014867:Water; D013193:Stainless Steel