Research Article

Galvanic Corrosion of Ti Dental Implants Coupled to CoCrMo Prosthetic Component

Table 6

Galvanic current (IGalv) and galvanic potential (EGalv) in electrolytic with different electrolyte pH values after 24 h.

SpecimenElectrolyteIGalv (nA/cm2)EGalv (V)

CoCrMo-Ti G4 (cathode)NaCl 0.9%-pH 2−8.540.023
Ti G4 (anode)-CoCrMo35.10−0.042
Ti G4 acid-treated-CoCrMo−144.420.010
Ti UFG-CoCrMo7.32−0.038
CoCrMo-Ti G4 (cathode)NaCl 0.9%-pH 6−4.15−0.003
Ti G4 (anode)-CoCrMo2.29−0.051
Ti G4 acid-treated-CoCrMo−71.26−0.030
Ti UFG-CoCrMo1.04−0.047
Ti G4-CoCrMoMouthwash7.32−0.020
Ti G4 acid-treated-CoCrMo−29.69−0.021
Ti UFG-CoCrMo1.04−0.035