[Corrosion study of anodically and thermically surface-treated osteosynthesis plates]

Fogorv Sz. 2005 Feb;98(1):3-8.
[Article in Hungarian]

Abstract

For the fixation of mandibular fractures, at the Department of Oral Surgery and Dentistry at Semmelweis University, anodically and thermically treated TiO2/Ti osteosynthesis plates are used. The corrosion studies were performed in a generally-applied 3-electrode electrochemical measurement cell, with a calomel electrode as reference electrode, and a Pt net as conducting electrode. The cyclic voltammetric measurements demonstrated that the pore-free surface TiO2 layer forms a highly protective barrier on the surface of Ti. The electrochemical impedance spectrum reflected a decrease in inhomogeneity of the sample because of a decrease in the number of pinholes. Such a change is indicative of passivation. The reported techniques appear to comprise a reliable method of study for an evaluation of the long-term corrosion behaviour of implants.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Bone Plates*
  • Corrosion*
  • Electric Impedance
  • Electrodes
  • Humans
  • Mandibular Fractures / surgery
  • Mandibular Prosthesis*
  • Materials Testing / methods
  • Osseointegration*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Surface Properties
  • Temperature
  • Titanium*

Substances

  • Titanium