UV-A and UV-C light induced hydrophilization of dental implants. Issue 8 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Al Qahtani, Mohammed S.A.; Wu, Yanyun; Spintzyk, Sebastian; Krieg, Peter; Killinger, Andreas; Schweizer, Ernst; Stephan, Ingrid; Scheideler, Lutz; Geis-Gerstorfer, Jürgen; Rupp, Frank
• Is Part Of: Dental materials. Volume 31:Issue 8(2015)
• Page Start: e157
• Page End: e167
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Dentistry -- Periodicals; Dental materials -- Periodicals; 617.695
• DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2015.04.011
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0109-5641

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">UV-irradiation for the hydrophilization of dental implants was investigated.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Original, out-of-the-box titanium, zirconia, and PEEK implants were hydrophobic.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">UV-A switched solely implants with anatase coating into superhydrophilic.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">UV-C switched normal titanium and anatase modified implants into superhydrophilic.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Wetting improvements by chairside UV treatments are strongly material dependent.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>