Tensile Strength of Novel Nonabsorbable PTFE (Teflon®) versus Other Suture Materials: An In Vitro Study

• Main Authors: José Arce (Author), Alondra Palacios (Author), Daniel Alvítez-Temoche (Author), G. Mendoza-Azpur (Author), Percy Romero-Tapia (Author), Frank Mayta-Tovalino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. To compare the in vitro tensile strength of sutures used in implant surgery according to the type of thread and the immersion time in artificial saliva. Methods. For the development of the study, three suture materials were used: polyglactin 910 (PG), black silk (BS), and Teflon (PTFE) 4-...