Surface Comparison of Three Different Commercial Custom-Made Titanium Meshes Produced by SLM for Dental Applications
Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341272392_Surface_Comparison_of_Three_Different_Commercial_Custom-Made_Titanium_Meshes_Produced_by_SLM_for_Dental_Applications?isFromSharing=1
Nuno Cruz 1,*, Maria Inês Martins 2, José Domingos Santos 3, Javier Gil Mur 1 and João Paulo Tondela 4
1 Faculty of Dentistry, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, 08017 Barcelona, Spain; xavier.gil@uic.cat
2 Faculty of Engineering. University of Porto (FEUP), 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; up201305982@fe.up.pt
3 REQUIMTE-LAQV, Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials, Faculty of Engineering. University of Porto (FEUP), 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; jdsantos@fe.up.pt
4 CIROS from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal; jtondela@fmed.uc.pt * Correspondence: nuno.cruz@orismed.pt Received: 15 April 2020; Accepted: 6 May 2020; Published: 8 May 2020
Abstract:
The use of individualized titanium meshes has been referred to in scientific literature since 2011. There are many advantages to its use, however, the main complications are related to early or late exposures. As some aspects such as its surface properties have been pointed out to influence the soft tissue response, this study was designed to compare the surface characteristics of three commercially available individualized titanium meshes between them and according to the manufacturer's specifications. The results from the scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and the contact profilometry measurements were analyzed and cross-checked. It was discovered that, the BoneEasy's post-processing superficial treatment was more refined, as it delivers the mesh with the lowest Ra value, 0.61 ± 0.14 µm, due to the applied electropolishing. On the other hand, the Yxoss CBR ® mesh from ReOss ® was sandblasted, presenting an extremely rough surface with a Ra of 6.59 ± 0.76 µm.
OBS: Attention to aluminum and silicon in spectroscopy.
