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Discoloration of a titanium alloy removable partial denture: A clinical report
Author(s) -
Sutton Alan J.,
Rogers Paul M.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-849x.2001.00102.x
Subject(s) - removable partial denture , dentistry , titanium , materials science , titanium alloy , medicine , orthodontics , alloy , metallurgy , dentures
With recent advances in dental technology, titanium is currently used for fabrication of crowns, fixed partial dentures, implant frameworks, and removable partial denture frameworks. The use of titanium‐aluminum‐vanadium (Ti‐6Al‐4V) alloy assumes that it imparts similar anti‐corrosion characteristics to the commercially pure titanium. This clinical report describes a patient who experienced discoloration of a Ti‐6Al‐4V alloy removable partial denture.