MICROSTRUCTURE, ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION, HARDNESS AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE STUDY OF THE INTERFACE BETWEEN A NOBLE IMPLANT COMPONENT AND CAST NOBLE ALLOYS

UÇAR , YURDANUR; Brantley, William; Johnston, William; IIJIMA, Masahiro; HAN, David; DASGUPTA, Tridib

doi:10.1016/s0022-3913(11)60116-9

MICROSTRUCTURE, ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION, HARDNESS AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE STUDY OF THE INTERFACE BETWEEN A NOBLE IMPLANT COMPONENT AND CAST NOBLE ALLOYS

UÇAR Y. , Brantley W. A. , Johnston W. M. , IIJIMA M., HAN D. S. , DASGUPTA T.

JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY, vol.106, no.3, pp.170-178, 2011 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 106 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2011
Doi Number: 10.1016/s0022-3913(11)60116-9
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY
Page Numbers: pp.170-178

Abstract

Statement of problem. Casting a high-gold alloy to a wrought prefabricated noble implant-component increases the cost of an implant. Selecting a less expensive noble alloy would decrease implant treatment costs.