Non-Thermal Atmospheric Plasma:Can it Be Taken as a Common Solution for the Surface Treatment of Dental Materials

This study aimed to evaluate the surface roughness and wetting properties of various dental prosthetic materials after different durations of non-thermal atmospheric plasma(NTAP)treatment.One hundred and sixty discs of titanium(Ti)(n:40),cobalt chromium(Co-Cr)(n:40),yttrium stabilized tetragonal zir...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plasma science & technology 2016-04, Vol.18 (4), p.417-423
Hauptverfasser: Seker, Emre, Kilicarslan, Mehmet Ali, Polat, Serdar, Ozkir, Emre, Pat, Suat
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Zusammenfassung:This study aimed to evaluate the surface roughness and wetting properties of various dental prosthetic materials after different durations of non-thermal atmospheric plasma(NTAP)treatment.One hundred and sixty discs of titanium(Ti)(n:40),cobalt chromium(Co-Cr)(n:40),yttrium stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystals(Y-TZP)(n:40)and polymethylmethacrylate(PMMA)(n:40)materials were machined and smoothed with silicon carbide papers.The surface roughness was evaluated in a control group and in groups with different plasma exposure times [1-3-5 s].The average surface roughness(Ra)and contact angle(CA)measurements were recorded via an atomic force microscope(AFM)and tensiometer,respectively.Surface changes were examined with a scanning electron microscope(SEM).Data were analyzed with two-way analysis of variance(ANOVA)and the Tukey HSD test α=0.05).According to the results,the NTAP surface treatment significantly affected the roughness and wettability properties(P 〈 0.05).SEM images reveal that more grooves were present in the NTAP groups.With an increase in the NTAP application time,an apparent increment was observed for Ra,except in the PMMA group,and a remarkable reduction in CA was observed in all groups.It is concluded that the NTAP technology could enhance the roughening and wetting performance of various dental materials.
ISSN:1009-0630
DOI:10.1088/1009-0630/18/4/15