Spectrochemical analysis of metals in gingival fluid of patients with dental implants and different prosthetic materials
Date
2017Author
Grenón, Miriam Silvina
Fuks, Mario David
García, Manuel Alejandro
Oliva, Fabiana
Ibáñez, Juan Carlos
Juaneda, María Agustina
Pérez, Carlos A.
Sánchez, Héctor Jorge
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Titanium dental implants are in an electrolytic hostile media composed by bacterial colonies, gingival fluid, and inflamed tissues. It triggers an electrochemical degradation process known as corrosion. During this process, different ions are released to the media and to the organism from the implant. This can result in the degradation of the implant surface, i.e., increase of the roughness and decrease of the TiO2 protective layer. In addition, it leads to cytotoxic responses and inflammatory processes that can cause pathological conditions such as peri-implantitis.