Table 3 Corrosion parameters (mean Value ± SD) of immersed bare Ti alloy in artificial saliva solution with and without addition for 240 h at 37 ◦C.

From: Pepsin-driven corrosion of orthodontic titanium alloys in candidiasis-simulated saliva: electrochemical and statistical insights

Medium

Ecorr (mV vs. SCE)

icorr / nA cm− 2

Artificial Saliva

-1004 ± 35

239 ± 11

Saliva + Pepsin + Candida

-880 ± 10

112 ± 23

Saliva + Candida albicans

-715 ± 5

79 ± 16

Saliva with Pepsin

-490 ± 9

89 ± 11

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