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Corrosion behavior of pure titanium in the presence of Actinomyces naeslundii

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It is well known that some microorganisms affect the corrosion of dental metal. Oral bacteria such as Actinomyces naeslundii may alter the corrosion behavior and stability of titanium. In this study, the corrosion behavior of titanium was studied in a nutrient-rich medium both in the presence and the absence of A. naeslundii using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). A. naeslundii was able to colonize the surface of titanium and then form a dense biofilm. The SEM images revealed the occurrence of micropitting corrosion on the metal surface after removal of the biofilm. The electrochemical corrosion results from EIS showed a significant decrease in the corrosion resistant (Rp) value after immersing the metal in A. naeslundii culture for 3 days. Correspondingly, XPS revealed a reduction in the relative levels of titanium and oxygen and an obvious reduction of dominant titanium dioxide (TiO2) in the surface oxides after immersion of the metal in A. naeslundii culture. These results suggest that the metabolites produced by A. naeslundii can weaken the integrity and stability of the protective TiO2 in the surface oxides, which in turn decreases the corrosion resistance of titanium, resulting in increased corrosion of titanium immersed in A. naeslundii solution as a function of time.

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This investigation was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project Number: 81201201 and 81200265), by the Natural Science Foundation of Higher Education Institutions of Jiangsu Province (Project Number: 11KJB320004), and by the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (Project Number: T0202).

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  1. Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai, 200011, China

    Song-Mei Zhang, Fu-Qiang Zhang & Qing-Feng Huang

  2. Department of Oral Implantology, Research Institute of Stomatology, College of Stomatology, Nanjing Medical University, 136 Hanzhong Road, Nanjing, 210029, China

    Jing Qiu

  3. Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 227 Chongqing South Road, Shanghai, 200025, China

    Fei Tian

  4. Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 Chongqing South Road, Shanghai, 200025, China

    Xiao-Kui Guo

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Zhang, SM., Qiu, J., Tian, F. et al. Corrosion behavior of pure titanium in the presence of Actinomyces naeslundii . J Mater Sci: Mater Med 24, 1229–1237 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-013-4888-3

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