Diamond-like carbon films over reconstructive TMJ prosthetic materials: Effects in the cytotoxicity, chemical and mechanical properties

• Main Authors: Alecsandro de Moura Silva (Author), Viviane Maria Gonçalves de Figueiredo (Author), Renata Falchete do Prado (Author), Gabriela de Fátima Santanta-Melo (Author), Milagros del Valle El Abras Ankha (Author), Luana Marotta Reis de Vasconcellos (Author), Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho (Author), Alexandre Luiz Souto Borges (Author), Lafayette Nogueira Junior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Increasingly more young patients have been submitted to reconstruction of the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ), so, the prostheses must to present more functional longevity. Objective: To evaluate the effect of diamond-like carbon film (DLC) over titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) and polyethylene (UHWPE) sample...