Compressive fatigue in titanium dental implants submitted to fluoride ions action

The aim of this study was to assess the influence of a fluoridated medium on the mechanical properties of an internal hexagon implant-abutment set, by means of compression, mechanical cycling and metallographic characterization by scanning electronic microscopy. Five years of regular use of oral hyg...

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Main Authors: Ana Lúcia Roselino Ribeiro, Jorge Roberto Noriega, Fábio Roberto Dametto, Luís Geraldo Vaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2007-08-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572007000400011