Wettability of Different Zirconia Implant Surfaces after Glycine and Erythritol Treatment

PURPOSE: This in-vitro study aims to investigate whether the wettability of two zirconia implant disk surfaces is affected by glycine and erythritol air-polishing, using saline, bovine serum albumin, bovine thrombin, and bovine artificial blood as the testing mediums.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Zirconia disks were provided by two implant companies: SDS. (Swiss Dental Solutions, Plymouth, MA, USA) (n=6) and Patent. (Zircon Medical AG, Altendorf, Switzerland) (n=6). Surface parameters (Sa, Sz, Sdr, Ssk, Sku, and Spd) were measured to determine their initial surface roughness. Air-polishing was completed using glycine or erythritol powders using the AIRFLOW. PERIO device (Manufactured by Electro Medical Systems (EMS)). The wettability of the disk surfaces was evaluated by the contact angle analysis applied on treated and untreated disks using four wetting solutions, saline, bovine serum albumin (BSA), bovine thrombin, and bovine artificial blood. In total, 720 contact angle measurements were completed with n=30 per group. Statistical analysis was performed using the one-way analysis of variance and post-hoc Tukey HSD test.

RESULTS: The results indicate SDS. has a greater wettability than Patent. before and after air-polishing. The wettability of surfaces treated with glycine was hydrophobic in some cases. Erythritol increased the surface wettability of zirconia disks compared to glycine. BSA and bovine artificial blood had lower contact angles than saline and bovine thrombin for both untreated disks.

CONCLUSIONS: The initial wettability of zirconia disks differs between manufacturers, and air-polishing with erythritol powder increases the wettability of zirconia implant disks for saline, bovine serum, bovine thrombin, and bovine artificial blood.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:0

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The International journal of oral & maxillofacial implants - 0(2024), 0 vom: 13. Feb., Seite 1-26

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mistretta, Lauren [VerfasserIn]
Delgado-Ruiz, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Romanos, Georgios E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Contact angle
Erythritol
Glycine
Journal Article
Wettability
Zirconia

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Date Revised 13.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.11607/jomi.10862

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368402258