A Comparative Study of Laser Irradiation Versus Sandblasting in Improving the Bond Strength of Titanium Abutments


ÜSTÜN Ö., AKAR T., KIRMALI Ö.

PHOTOBIOMODULATION PHOTOMEDICINE AND LASER SURGERY, vol.37, no.8, pp.465-472, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1089/photob.2018.4601
  • Journal Name: PHOTOBIOMODULATION PHOTOMEDICINE AND LASER SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.465-472
  • Keywords: titanium abutment, surface treatment, Er,Cr:YSGG laser, tensile bond strength, resin cement, EDS, SEM, RETAINED IMPLANT RESTORATIONS, DIFFERENT SURFACE TREATMENTS, COMPOSITE RESIN, RETENTION, CEMENT, ROUGHNESS, ZIRCONIA
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of Er,Cr:YSGG laser irradiation with different energy powers versus sandblasting for enhancing the tensile bond strength (TBS) between titanium implant abutments (IAs) and resin cements.