@Article{, title={Surface properties of heat treated with different durations of titanium alloy dental implants}, author={Shorouq M. Abass}, journal={Journal of baghdad college of dentistry مجلة كلية طب الاسنان بغداد}, volume={25}, number={3}, pages={49-56}, year={2013}, abstract={Background: The surface properties of the titanium alloy plays a significant role in the bond of the dental implant withliving bone and modification of the implant surface could enhance osseointegration. This study was aimed toinvestigate the effect of different durations of heat treatment on the surface properties of titanium alloy for dentalimplants.Materials and methods: Twenty disks of (Ti-6Al-4V) alloy were prepared. The sample was divided into four test groupsto study the effect of different duration of heat treatment to the surface topography; surface chemistry, titaniumoxide layer thickness, blood contact angle, & blood drop diameter of titanium alloy samples were investigated toevaluate the effect of different durations of heat treatment at a temperature of 750°C.Results: The surface topography, surface chemistry, titanium oxide layer thickness, blood contact angle, & blood dropdiameter of titanium alloy samples improved highly significantly as the duration of heat treatment increased.Conclusions: The heat treatment of 750°C for 90 minutes showed the highest improvement in the surface propertieswhich in turn will lead to enhancement in the osseointegration of the dental implant

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