Abstract"lloys are used in various areas of dentistry. The field of dental alloys is a very extensive one, encompassing both the materials themselves as well as the manufacturing methods, which are constantly developing. Our chapter focuses on corrosion and biocompatibility assessment, using various methods. "t present there is no perfect dental alloy. Superalloys for dental use are not yet available, and only few studies concerning the new generation of superalloy candidates for medical applications have recently been developed, with promising results.
The present paper put in evidence the mechanical behaviour of some commercial dental cobalt alloys, after own classification. The experimental cobalt alloys were classified in according either with molybdenum content, or with Cr+Mo content. A hierarcy of the alloys was finally made. The fractographic surfaces were investigate both by stereomacroscopy and scanning electron microscopy, putting in evidence the main structural features.
The aim of this in vitro study was to assess a new design that, to our knowledge, we have introduced (patent pending) for indirect dental veneers. Their effect on the retention and adhesive properties at their interfaces have been studied. Fourteen high performance polymeric (PEEK) dental veneers have been elaborated using a computer-aided-design (CAD) software and then milled using a computer-aided-machine (CAM). They were divided in two experimental groups: seven classical veneers with a liniar marginal contour and seven dental veneers with the novel proposed sinusoidal marginal design. All the samples have been bonded to polymeric blocks that had the vestibular face prepared in a specific way for each group. The values of the retention and adhesive forces were tested in vitro by applying bending forces on the incisal edge of the veneers, from the oral to the vestibular direction. A 50% increase of the values of these forces for the novel design with regard to the classical one has been demonstrated through the study.
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