Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Laboratory technique for coloring titanium abutments to improve esthetics

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 115; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.prosdent.2015.09.024

1097-6841

Chandur Wadhwani, Richard T. O’Brien, Mathew T. Kattadiyil, Kwok-Hung Chung,

Bone Tissue Engineering Materials

Titanium alloys are used for implant abutments onto which prostheses are attached. One major disadvantage of titanium abutments is their esthetics; the metallic gray color may show through the restorative material or through surrounding tissues. A laboratory technique using readily available household items is described that can alter the abutment color by anodization.