A COMPARATIVE ELECTROCHEMICAL IN-VITRO EVALUATION OF THE CORROSION BEHAVIOR OF DENTAL AMALGAMS

Authors
WESTERHOFF B DARWISH M HOLZE R
Citation
B. Westerhoff et al., A COMPARATIVE ELECTROCHEMICAL IN-VITRO EVALUATION OF THE CORROSION BEHAVIOR OF DENTAL AMALGAMS, Journal of oral rehabilitation, 22(2), 1995, pp. 121-127
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
Journal of oral rehabilitation → ACNP
ISSN journal
0305182X
Volume
22
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
121 - 127
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-182X(1995)22:2<121:ACEIEO>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The electrochemical corrosion behaviour of 16 currently marketed amalg ams for dental fillings was studied in vitro. Depending upon the type of amalgam and the treatment of the filling the electrochemical corros ion currents derived from cyclic voltammograms varied over several ord ers of magnitude. Their change as a function of time was also very dif ferent. Suggestions are made for a stability rating of the products ba sed on the results obtained.