title: Laboratory technique for coloring titanium abutments to improve esthetics.
abstract: Titanium alloys are used for implant abutments onto which prostheses are attached. One major disadvantage of titanium abutments is their esthetics; the metallic gray color may show through the restorative material or through surrounding tissues. A laboratory technique using readily available household items is described that can alter the abutment color by anodization.
authors.affiliation: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Advanced Specialty Education Program in Prosthodontics School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif. Electronic address: cpkw@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Chandur P K
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Wadhwani
authors.affiliation: Electrical Engineer, Seattle, Wash.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.affiliation: Professor and Director, Advanced Specialty Education Program in Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif.
authors.forename: Mathew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kattadiyil
authors.affiliation: Professor, Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
authors.forename: Kwok-Hung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D003116:Color; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials; D014025:Titanium