Discoloration of a titanium alloy removable partial denture: A clinical report |
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| Authors: | Alan J Sutton DDS MS Paul M Rogers DDS MS |
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| Institution: | Department of Prosthodontics, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX, USA. alan.sutton@59MDW.WHMC.af.mil |
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| Abstract: | With recent advances in dental technology, titanium is currently used for fabrication of crowns, fixed partial dentures, implant frameworks, and removable partial denture frameworks. The use of titanium-aluminum-vanadium (Ti-6Al-4V) alloy assumes that it imparts similar anti-corrosion characteristics to the commercially pure titanium. This clinical report describes a patient who experienced discoloration of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy removable partial denture. |
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| Keywords: | corrosion dental materials partial denture titanium alloy |
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