
4. Tribocorrosion of dental implants
Tribocorrosion, which is caused by the dual action of wear and corrosion, can occur under a variety of conditions (sliding, wear due to small deflections, rolling, impact) in a corrosive environment.
4.1 Tribocorrosion under sliding conditions
Tribocorrosion studies on titanium, its untreated alloys and alloys with treated surfaces under sliding conditions are shown in Tables 1 and 2 . In general, tribocorrosion work is focused on the evaluation of surface treatments (table 3 ), which improve the wear and corrosion performance of materials (Ti6Al4V or Cp-Ti), and on the analysis...
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Bibliography
Events
Société française du vide SFV Paris France https://www.vide.org
Annual membership days JADH organized by SFV
Bi-annual conferences, European Conference on Applications of Surface and Interface Analysis, ECASIA, some conferences are published in the journal Surface and Interface analysis
Standards and norms
- Oral medicine – Medical devices for oral medicine – Dental implants - NF EN 1642 - 06-13
- Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 1: Assessment and testing as part of a risk management process - NF EN ISO 10993-1 - 07-10
- Surgical implants – Hydroxyapatite – Part 6: Powders - ISO 13779-6 - 2015
- Medical devices – Quality management systems – Requirements for regulatory purposes - ISO 13485...
Regulations
Articles R. 5212-36 to R. 5212-42 of the Public Health Code concerning traceability
Article L. 5211-3 of the French Public Health Code concerning the creation of a patient file "traceability of orthodontic prostheses and/or appliances".
Article R. 5211-39 of the French Public Health Code concerning the conformity of medical devices.
Directory
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
Straumann France http://www.straumann.fr
Global D http://www.globald.com
Zimmer Dental SAS http://www.zimmerdental.fr/fr/
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