One of the causes of abrasive wear is the use of abrasive tooth pastes and tooth brushes. This may lead to dentin sensitivity if exposed.The aim of this study is to examine 1,526 upper anterior and premolar teeth for evidence of abrasive wear. The segment of teeth were selected because of their preeminence in the smile line.1,526 upper anterior and premolar teeth were examined using key-feature...

The dentifrices currently available in the marketplace contain many anticariogenic substances, fluoride and abrasives aimed to better clean the dental surface, remove dental plaque, improve salivary flow and its buffer capacity and reduce colonies of bacteria such as S. mutans, the causative agent of dental caries. The objective of this study was to evaluate the possibility of adequately removi...

Results from experiments on the removal of copper using chemical mechanical polishing ~CMP! by alumina abrasives suspended in deionized water are reported. The experiments were carried out in a benchtop polishing tool using IC1000 perforated pads and SUBA 500 pads. The removal rate was measured over a good range of values of the relative velocity and pressure, and for different values of the ab...

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PURPOSE It is now well known that implant surface properties affect osseointegration. Grit-blasting with abrasives and coating by plasma are methods to modify implant surfaces. This study aimed to compare the direction of new bone formation associated with three types of surfaces. MATERIALS AND METHODS Titanium (Ti) alloy rods grit-blasted with alumina abrasive (Group 1, G1), with apatitic ab...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of two air-abrasive prophylaxis systems and the effect of inlet air pressure on the surface of Brhnemark titanium abutment cylinders. Materials and Methods: Single abutment cylinders were treated with either the Prophy-Jet system (sodium bicarbonate abrasive) (Dentsply International, York, PA) or the Microprophy system (aluminum ...

This research proposes an optimized magnetic abrasive machining process that uses an ultra-high-speed system to perform precision machining on a workpiece. The system can process several microns of material, either for machining surface roughness or for machining a workpiece for a precise micro-diameter. The stainless steel workpieces have been machined using an ultra-high-speed magnetic abrasi...

Stamped steel body structures set a benchmark for construction and aesthetics that any alternative including carbon fiber body structures must meet. The challenge to carbon fiber body structure manufacturers is to achieve the traditional body structure standards while maintaining the most competitive possible per part manufacturing costs. Fortunately for these manufacturers there is a great dea...

This study compared the traditional radiotracer method (Rt) for determination of dentifrice abrasivity to the recently introduced surface profile (Sp) method (ISO 11609). Specimens from human root dentin were prepared for each method and randomly assigned to 8 dentifrice/abrasive groups (n1⁄48), of wide abrasivity range. Aqueous dentifrice slurries or abrasive suspensions were used to brush spe...