ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To study the change of ion precipitation and surface roughness of three dental alloys'coexisting in standard electrolyte solution, in order to provide a reference for the selection of clinical alloy materials. METHODS: Standard samples of Ni-Cr alloy, Co-Cr alloy and Au-Ag-Pd alloy were prepared and divided into 5 groups: Ni-Cr alloy(group N), Co-Cr alloy(group C), Au-Ag-Pd alloy(Group A), Ni-Cr alloy contact with Au-Ag-Pd alloy(group NA), Ni-Cr alloy contact with Co-Cr alloy(group NC). All groups of alloys were soaked in standard electrolyte solution (T=37 â, pH=2.31) for 7 days. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to measure the amount of ions released from each group. The surface morphology of each group was observed and the surface roughness(Ra) was measured using atomic force microscopeï¼AFMï¼. SPSS 18.0 software package was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: The amount of nickel ions released from group N, NA, NC was (1.32±0.03) µg/cm2, (2.13±0.07) µg/cm2, (1.53±0.08) µg/cm2, respectively. Nickel ions of group NA and NC was significantly more than that of group N(P<0.05), nickel ions of group NA was significantly more than that of group NC(P<0.05). The amount of chromium ions released from group N, NA, NC was (0.06±0.01) µg/cm2, (0.08±0.01) µg/cm2, (0.05±0.01) µg/cm2, respectively, the amount of chromium ions of group NA was significantly more than that of group NC(P<0.05). The surface roughness of Ni-Cr alloy in group N, NA, NC was (4.60±0.16) nm, (5.37±0.08) nm, (5.04±0.15) nm, respectively. The surface roughness of Ni-Cr alloy in group NA and group NC was significantly larger than that in group N (P<0.05). When contact with Au-Ag-Pd alloy or Co-Cr alloy, the amount of nickel ions released and the surface roughness of Ni-Cr alloy both significantly increased. Compared with Co-Cr alloy, Au-Ag-Pd alloy caused Ni-Cr alloy to release more nickel, chromium ions and formed a rougher surface.
