The occurrence of blue-grey areas in the soft tissue represents one of the problems affecting patients whose teeth have been restored using metallic materials. It is generally accepted that it is caused by mechanical penetration of a metallic material into the soft tissue. Several facts indicate that this mechanism is not general. The aim of the study was to determine an alternative mechanism of the origin of pigmentations, based on the corrosion interaction of metallic materials used in prosthodontics with the oral environment. The study was comprised of an analysis of pigment particles, determination of exposure conditions of metallic materials in vivo and laboratory evaluation of corrosion properties of the studied materials. Particles containing silver, sulphur and/or selenium could be seen in ultra-thin sections in the lamina propria gingivae. Comparison of the corrosion laboratory results with the results of in vivo measurements indicated the intensification of corrosion under these conditions. Amalgams and silver-containing alloys used for teeth restorations may release silver under the conditions of the oral cavity. The formation of soluble silver compounds in the sulcular area or in a crevice between the crown and the cast post-and-core reconstruction facilitates their transport to the soft tissue and subsequent deposition.
- MeSH
- biopsie MeSH
- elektrochemické techniky MeSH
- financování organizované MeSH
- gingiva patologie MeSH
- koroze MeSH
- kovy chemie škodlivé účinky MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mikroanalýza elektronovou sondou MeSH
- nemoci dásní etiologie patologie MeSH
- oxidace-redukce MeSH
- poruchy pigmentace etiologie patologie MeSH
- slitiny zlata chemie škodlivé účinky MeSH
- testování materiálů MeSH
- transmisní elektronová mikroskopie MeSH
- zubní amalgam chemie škodlivé účinky MeSH
- zubní korunky škodlivé účinky MeSH
- zubní materiály chemie škodlivé účinky MeSH
- zubní slitiny chemie škodlivé účinky MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
