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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Dental Metal Matrix Composites: The Effects of the Addition of Titanium Nanoparticle Particles on Dental Amalgam.

Ryan Moxon, Zhigang Xu, Felix Tettey, Ikenna Chris-Okoro, Dhananjay Kumar

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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0 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ryan MoxonDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.
Zhigang XuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4477-7391
Felix TetteyDepartment of Chemical, Biological and Bioengineering, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2101-0131
Ikenna Chris-OkoroDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-8042-1277
Dhananjay KumarDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5131-5131
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University · US

Funding

National Science Foundation DMR-2122067.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dental amalgams have been used by dentists for the restoration of posterior human teeth. However, there have been concerns about the release of mercury from amalgams into the oral cavity. The objective of the present research is to study the effect of titanium (Ti) nanoparticles on the microstructural mechanism of the release of mercury vapor in two commonly used brands of dental amalgam (the Dispersalloy: 11.8% Cu; the Sybralloy: 33% Cu). Ti powder was added to both the Dispersalloy and the Sybralloy in increments of 10 mg up to 80 mg. The addition of Ti powder to both brands of dental amalgam has been found to result in a considerable decrease in Hg vapor release. The decrease in the Hg vapor release due to Ti addition has been explained by the formation of strong Hg-Ti covalent bonds, which reduce the availability of Hg atoms for evaporation. The Ti atoms in excess of the solubility limit of Ti in Hg reside in the grain boundaries, which also reduces the evaporation of Hg from the amalgam. The binding of Hg with Ti via a strong covalent bond also results in a significant improvement in mechanical properties such as Vickers hardness.

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dental amalgamsmercury vapor concentrationmicrostructural mechanismnanoparticlesSEM/EDSVickers hardnessXRDγ-1 phaseγ-2 phase

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PMID38612175
PMCPMC11012939
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