Sacrificial protection method during disinfection to avoid corrosion

Alloys are used in every aspect of dentistry. Corrosion of an alloy is a major issue during disinfection and method adopted for anti-corrosion treatment is very costly. The purpose of this paper was to demonstrate the sacrificial protection [SP] technique and preventing the corrosion of dental metals. The method used in the present was Sacrificial protection [SP] technique to control the corrosion of a metal surface by attachment of a metal [i.e., aluminum,] with a higher ionization potential to the original metal which acts as the anode of an electrochemical cell. The study was conducted at Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Dow University of Health Sciences in September-November 2013. The results of the present were that there is no corrosion found on the surface of the metal while immersing them into electrolyzed water for 7 days. It was concluded that during immersion into functional waters for disinfection, dental metals often undergo tarnishing and corrosion due to which their properties will be compromised. Therefore, to prevent the corrosion of dental metals, the present study revealed an effective and simple method. Sacrificial protection is very simple and cost effective method to prevent the dental material from corrosion