Tarnish - Corrosion
Tarnish - Corrosion
Tarnish - Corrosion
CORROSION
Dr Thulfiqar
Dental Material
Block 4
CONTENT
1) Tarnish
2) Corrosion
i. Causes
ii. Classification
iii. Mechanism of corrosion
iv. Types of corrosion
v. Protection against corrosion
vi. Clinical significant
TARNISH
Definition
• Process by which a metal surface is dulled or discoloured
when a reaction with a sulphide, oxide, chloride or other
chemical;
• Causes surface discoloration through formation of a thin
oxidized film
In oral cavity, tarnish occur from
1) the formation of deposits on a surface of
restoration
2) The formation of thin films such as oxides,
sulphides or chlorides
It may be only a simple surface deposits: for
CORROSION
Definition
• Chemical or electrochemical process in which a solid,
usually a metal, is attacked by an environment agent,
resulting in partial or complete dissolution
• A corrosive environment is one in which mechanism
are available for such a process – associated with
plaque