Proliferation of human periodontal ligament mesenchymal cells on polished and plasma nitriding titanium surfaces

• Main Authors: Rodrigo Alves Ribeiro (Author), Rodrigo Gadelha Vasconcelos (Author), Fernanda Ginani (Author), José Sandro Pereira da Silva (Author), Clodomiro Alves Júnior (Author), Carlos Augusto Galvão Barboza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: To evaluate the proliferative capacity of mesenchymal cells derived from human periodontal ligament on polished and plasma-treated titanium surfaces. Methods: Eighteen titanium disks were polished and half of them (n=9) were submitted to plasma nitriding using the cathodic cage technique. Mesen...