Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (3): 531-535.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.03.024

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Theoretical research and clinical application of Vitallium casting alloy

Jia Shuang, Ye Rong-rong   

  1. Department of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Stomatological Disease Center, Shanghai 200001, China
  • Received:2012-04-21 Revised:2012-05-28 Online:2013-01-15 Published:2013-01-15
  • Contact: Ye Rong-rong, Associate chief physician, Department of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Stomatological Disease Center, Shanghai 200001, China wsircn@yahoo.com.cn
  • About author:Jia Shuang★, Master, Department of Prosthodontics, Shanghai Stomatological Disease Center, Shanghai 200001, China jiashuang810606@163.com

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Vitallium is the breakthrough in the materials of casting removable partial denture.
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the alloying constituent, performance superiority and clinical application of Vitallium in medicine and other fields.
METHODS: A computer search of Medline, CNKI and Wanfang databases was performed for relevant articles published from January 1970 to January 2012 using the keywords of “alloying constituent, performance superiority, interdisciplinary application” in English and Chinese, respectively.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Vitallium has been widely recognized in oral medicine and clinical medicine because of its particular alloying constituent and excellent material performances. Compared with CoCr alloy, Vitallium has higher extension modulus and Vickers hardness. Therefore, the denture bracketsmade of Vitallium have higher rigidity and little transformation, meanwhile they are beautiful, comfortable, and easy to change but difficult to break off in the clinical practice, which expands the use and prolong the service life of the denture.

Key words: biomaterials, biomaterial review, Vitallium, alloy composition, performance advantages, cross-cutting application, review literature

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