Microbial adherence to a nonprecious alloy after plasma nitriding process.
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2006
Yazarlar: Mehmet SONUGELEN, Uhmut Iyiyapici Destan, Fatma YURT, Berran Oztürk, Süleyman Karadeniz
The International journal of prosthodontics, Uluslararası, 2006, cilt 19, ss 202-4
Özet
PURPOSE: To investigate the microbial adherence to the surfaces of a nonprecious metal alloy after plasma nitriding. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The plasma-nitriding process was performed to the surfaces of metals prepared from a nickel-chromium alloy. The microorganisms were labeled with technetium-99m. After the labeling procedure, 60 metal disks were treated with a microorganism for each use. RESULTS: The results revealed that the amount of adherence of all microorganisms on surfaces was changed by plasma-nitriding process; adherence decreased substantially (P < .05) and the differences in plasma nitriding time were not significant (P> .05) CONCLUSION: With the plasma-nitriding process, the surface properties of nonprecious metal alloys can be changed, leading to decreased microbial adherence.