ISO/TS 17988 discusses corrosion test methods for dental amalgam. ISO/TS 17988 outlines the details of test procedures for evaluating the corrosion resistance of dental amalgam formed from products that are within the scopes of ISO 24234 and ISO 20749.
The methods provided in ISO/TS 17988 help in achieving results in a short time and prolong corrosion resistance of dental amalgam.
The results of these tests should not be used for any biocompatibility claims, for which their use is inappropriate.
Note: ISO/TS 17988 does not apply to other metallic materials in which an alloy powder reacts with a liquid alloy to produce a solid metallic material intended for dental restoration.
ISO/TS 17988 on corrosion test methods for dental amalgam is useful for:
Why should you use ISO/TS 17988?
These corrosion test methods are laboratory procedures for evaluating the relative performances of dental amalgam alloy products. They are designed to produce a measurable effect (and differences between products) within a relatively short time, a period-appropriate for a comparative laboratory evaluation.
ISO/TS 17988 guideline helps you with the preparation of dental amalgam test-pieces and determination of the resistance to corrosion by the immersion procedure, corrosion by the potentiostatic procedure, and resistance to corrosion by the hertzian-loading strength reduction test for corrosion test for dental amalgam. This helps in improving the performances of dental amalgam alloy products and methods are designed to produce a measurable effect within a relatively short time.
PD ISO/TS 17988:2020 supersedes ISO/TS 17988:2014, which has been withdrawn. PD ISO/TS 17988:2020 has some technical changes with respect to ISO/TS 17988:2014. These include:
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