THE CORROSION RESISTANCE OF A TITANIUM ALLOY DENTAL IMPLANT

Abstract

After their introduction into the human body, the dental biomaterials are exposed to the corrosive environment. In our study, we evaluated the experimental corrosion resistance of a dental implant made by titanium alloy, immersed in artificial saliva at body temperature at pH = 5.2. The analysis of the main parameters of the corrosion process confirmed the good resistance of the titanium alloy subjected to corrosion.

Keywords

• electrochemical corrosion
• artificial saliva
• dental alloy
• dental implant
• titanium