Corrosion of dental alloys in artificial saliva with Streptococcus mutans.

A comparative study of the corrosion resistance of CoCr and NiCr alloys in artificial saliva (AS) containing tryptic soy broth (Solution 1) and Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) species (Solution 2) was performed by electrochemical methods, including open circuit potential measurements, impedance spe...

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Main Authors: Chunhui Lu, Yuanli Zheng, Qun Zhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5370117?pdf=render
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author Chunhui Lu
Yuanli Zheng
Qun Zhong
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Yuanli Zheng
Qun Zhong
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description A comparative study of the corrosion resistance of CoCr and NiCr alloys in artificial saliva (AS) containing tryptic soy broth (Solution 1) and Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) species (Solution 2) was performed by electrochemical methods, including open circuit potential measurements, impedance spectroscopy, and potentiodynamic polarization. The adherence of S. mutans to the NiCr and CoCr alloy surfaces immersed in Solution 2 for 24 h was verified by scanning electron microscopy, while the results of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy confirmed the importance of biofilm formation for the corrosion process. The R(QR) equivalent circuit was successfully used to fit the data obtained for the AS mixture without S. mutans, while the R(Q(R(QR))) circuit was found to be more suitable for describing the biofilm properties after treatment with the AS containing S. mutans species. In addition, a negative shift of the open circuit potential with immersion time was observed for all samples regardless of the solution type. Both alloys exhibited higher charge transfer resistance after treatment with Solution 2, and lower corrosion current densities were detected for all samples in the presence of S. mutans. The obtained results suggest that the biofilm formation observed after 24 h of exposure to S. mutans bacteria might enhance the corrosion resistance of the studied samples by creating physical barriers that prevented oxygen interactions with the metal surfaces.
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spelling doaj.art-6602ce7182ff4125acdb09a00c020d8a2022-12-22T02:23:07ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01123e017444010.1371/journal.pone.0174440Corrosion of dental alloys in artificial saliva with Streptococcus mutans.Chunhui LuYuanli ZhengQun ZhongA comparative study of the corrosion resistance of CoCr and NiCr alloys in artificial saliva (AS) containing tryptic soy broth (Solution 1) and Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) species (Solution 2) was performed by electrochemical methods, including open circuit potential measurements, impedance spectroscopy, and potentiodynamic polarization. The adherence of S. mutans to the NiCr and CoCr alloy surfaces immersed in Solution 2 for 24 h was verified by scanning electron microscopy, while the results of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy confirmed the importance of biofilm formation for the corrosion process. The R(QR) equivalent circuit was successfully used to fit the data obtained for the AS mixture without S. mutans, while the R(Q(R(QR))) circuit was found to be more suitable for describing the biofilm properties after treatment with the AS containing S. mutans species. In addition, a negative shift of the open circuit potential with immersion time was observed for all samples regardless of the solution type. Both alloys exhibited higher charge transfer resistance after treatment with Solution 2, and lower corrosion current densities were detected for all samples in the presence of S. mutans. The obtained results suggest that the biofilm formation observed after 24 h of exposure to S. mutans bacteria might enhance the corrosion resistance of the studied samples by creating physical barriers that prevented oxygen interactions with the metal surfaces.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5370117?pdf=render
spellingShingle Chunhui Lu
Yuanli Zheng
Qun Zhong
Corrosion of dental alloys in artificial saliva with Streptococcus mutans.
PLoS ONE
title Corrosion of dental alloys in artificial saliva with Streptococcus mutans.
title_full Corrosion of dental alloys in artificial saliva with Streptococcus mutans.
title_fullStr Corrosion of dental alloys in artificial saliva with Streptococcus mutans.
title_full_unstemmed Corrosion of dental alloys in artificial saliva with Streptococcus mutans.
title_short Corrosion of dental alloys in artificial saliva with Streptococcus mutans.
title_sort corrosion of dental alloys in artificial saliva with streptococcus mutans
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5370117?pdf=render
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