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ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2025

Metal release profiles of NiTi and stainless steel orthodontic appliances: the influence of proteinaceous immersion media vs artificial saliva.

Mirna Petković Didović, Koray Kara, Ivana Jelovica Badovinac, Robert Peter, Željka Fiket, Iva Suman, Tomasz Kowalkowski, Gordana Čanadi Jurešić

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Article in Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Mirna Petković DidovićFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, University of Rijeka, B. Branchetta 20, Rijeka, Croatia.
Koray KaraGraphene Application and Research Center, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey.
Ivana Jelovica BadovinacFaculty of Physics and Centre for Micro- and Nanosciences and Technologies, University of Rijeka, Radmile Matejčić 2, Rijeka, Croatia.
Robert PeterFaculty of Physics and Centre for Micro- and Nanosciences and Technologies, University of Rijeka, Radmile Matejčić 2, Rijeka, Croatia.
Željka FiketRuđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, Zagreb, Croatia.
Iva SumanFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, University of Rijeka, B. Branchetta 20, Rijeka, Croatia.
Tomasz KowalkowskiFaculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Gagarina 7 street, Torun, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8866-0246
Gordana Čanadi JurešićFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Chemistry, Biochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, University of Rijeka, B. Branchetta 20, Rijeka, Croatia. gordanacj@medri.uniri.hr.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

When measured in vitro, the release of metal ions from orthodontic alloys is typically carried out in artificial saliva (AS), a medium with many advantages but lacking the biological complexity of natural human saliva. In this study, we measured ion release profiles from the complete orthodontic fixed appliance, comprising stainless steel and NiTi parts, in a proteinaceous media (yeast extract peptone dextrose, YPD) and compared it to AS. Two immersion models were used, differing in medium replenishment dynamics. To elucidate the metal release results, surface chemistry and topography were analysed using atomic force microscopy (AFM) followed by roughness analysis, and elemental analysis of the top micrometric and nanometric layer (SEM/EDX and XPS analyses).The results showed that proteinaceous media promoted the leaching of Fe, Cu, and Al while suppressing Ni and Cr. Ni

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Dental AlloysMetalsNickelOrthodontic AppliancesSaliva, ArtificialStainless SteelTitaniumChromiumCopperHumansIonsMaterials TestingMicroscopy, Atomic ForceMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningSalivaSurface PropertiesChromiumCopperDental AlloysIonsMetalsNickelSaliva, ArtificialStainless SteelTitaniumtitanium nickelide

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PMID41051402
PMCPMC12500792

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