The main components of the vibration-based microgenerator incorporate vibratile structure, magnetic thin film, and coils. In this thesis work, bulk-micromachining technology and laser-micromachining technology were used to fabricate the vibratile structure of the microgenerator. And this is the beginning of the development of the microgenerator. Bulk-micromachining technology was widely used in micro-electromechanical system (MEMS). The most advantage of the technology is that it can be integrated with IC process in the future. And the roughness of the wafer is the key point of the etching process. In addition, 355nm UV Nd:YAG laser was also used to fabricate the vibratile structure. The period of fabricating prototype can be shortened by laser-micromachining. In laser-micromachining system, the dual-prism was used to change the direction of the laser beam by adjusting the initial phase of one of the prisms. When the laser beam moves relatively to workstation, the cutting process can be proceeded. By this system, the cutting linewidth is controllable. This technology has be used to fabricate the microstructure successfully, and the aspect ratio is up to 10, and the feature size is 50µm. Circular spiral spring structure was fabricated successfully, and it is to be the vibratile structure of the microgenerator. Finite element software ANSYS was used to simulate the dynamic characterization of the vibratile structure and the vibration testing experiment was carried out. The result shows that the experimental resonant frequency is very close to the simulative resonant frequency. So this vibratile structure can be used in microgenerator.

Die vorliegende Arbeit zielte auf die Erarbeitung der verfahrens- und legierungstechnischen Grundlagen zur Randschichtbehandlung von TiAl6V4 durch Dispergieren/Legieren mit Diboriden ab. Für die Untersuchungen zum Dispergieren/Legieren wurden sowohl unterschiedliche Lasersysteme (CO2, CO2-Slab, diodengepumpter Nd:YAG, Diodenlaser) als auch der Elektronenstrahl gewählt. Das Konzept für die Vorbehandlung und die Prozessgestaltung wurde entwickelt und erfolgreich getestet. Anhand von Untersuchungen zum Dispergieren/Legieren wurde das Prozessparameterfeld erarbeitet, wobei sich die nachfolgend aufgeführten Einflussgrößen als wesentlich erwiesen: • Pulverkorngröße (Kornfraktion 5 - 125 µm), • Pulvereintragsmenge (Förderparameter, Förderrate, Pulvervor-/-nachlauf, Pastenschichtdicke), • Prozessparameter (Strahlleistung, Defokussierung, Streckenenergie, Ablenkfigur). Zusammenfassend wurde die gute Eignung des Dispergierens/Legierens mittels Hochleistungsstrahlquellen für die Erzeugung boridverstärkter Randschichten an Bauteilen aus TiAl6V4 nachgewiesen.

Our aim was to establish a methodology for laser assisted oxidation of semiconductor and metal surfaces. One advantage of laser oxidation is the fact that radiation is heavily absorbed in a thin surface layer of the sample and the other is its ability for local oxidation. In addition to this, laser beam can be directed into some areas that other processes cannot reach. For these reasons, Nd:YAG pulsed laser working at 1064 nm wavelength is used for the oxidation purposes of Si and Ta films. First, SiO2 layer was obtained for various O2 pressures and laser powers. The thickness, refractive index, structural, dielectric, electrical and optical characteristics of the SiO2 layers have been determined. We have established that there exists an interval of laser power in which the oxidation occurs without surface melting. The oxidation process is controlled by the laser power rather than by the substrate temperature (673 &ndash / 748 K). It was found that better film quality is obtained at higher substrate temperatures and laser power greater than 3.36 J/cm2. Second, rf-sputtered Ta films were oxidized by laser, because Ta2O5 appears to be a good promising candidate to replace SiO2 because of its high dielectric constant, high breakdown voltage and relevant small leakage current values. It was found that the substrate temperature is an important parameter to obtain denser layers with reduced amount of suboxides and the most suitable substrate temperature range is around 350 C to 400 C. &amp / #946 / -orthorhombic crystal structure was obtained when the substrate temperature is 350 &ndash / 400 C for thinner films (up to 20 &ndash / 25 nm) and 300 &ndash / 350 C for thicker films (40 nm). The refractive index values of laser grown thin tantalum oxide films were between ~1.9 and 2.2 being close to those of bulk Ta2O5 (2.0 &ndash / 2.2). Oxide thicknesses in uniform Gaussian&ndash / like shapes were measured as around the twice of those initial Ta films. Effective dielectric constant values reached ~26 when the substrate temperature was increased from 250 C to around 400 C. It was shown that the leakage current density level decreases with increasing substrate temperature. However, the refractive index values of the films were smaller than those of thermally grown films. Porous structure formed during laser oxidation might be the reason for lower refractive indices and can be improved by post&ndash / oxidation annealing.

Laser joining processes, such as brazing and welding, are a common application in industry, especially in the automotive industry. These processes are the key to lightweight and efficient design with regard to the automotive industry. There, laser brazing is used mainly for visible joints due to the superior paint adhesion and surface roughness of brazed joints compared to welds. As laser brazing is applied in the automotive industry without using any fluxes or shielding gas, this leads to a difficulty in maintaining and ensuring the quality of brazed joints.

Orientador: Vicente Afonso Ventrella / Resumo: We carried out a study of laser welding provided "bead on plate" in micro-alloyed steel ARBL API 5L Gr. X70 in the form of plates with 1,0 x 20 x 120 mm (H x W x D). 12 welds was performed in argonic gas flow of 15 l/min, beam diameter 0,2 mm, angle of 90°, repetition rate of 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5 Hz, welding speed of 1 mm/s, gas depths focus equal to 0,57 mm below the surface of the workpiece and the pulse energy (Ep) set at 10,0 J. The time width (Lt) set at 10 ms. The heat input was varied at 90, 80, 70, 60 and 50 J/mm. The results were analyzed based on the relationship between power, weld bead geometry, corrosion, Vickers hardness, chemical analysis and microstructure. For structure revelation of the weld metals used both Nital 5%. Measures of geometry (width and depth) of the weld beads were made using images taken by digital camera on an ordinary optical microscope. Microscopy tests were carried out using a scanning electron microscope in a backscattered detector (BSD), in order to verify with greater clarity the microstructures of the samples. For verification of mechanical strength was tensile test on samples and base metal without notch insertion. For verification of hardness were analyzed four parameters being three horizontal lines and a vertical line in the center of the weld bead. To verify the corrosion, a potentiostat test was conducted for potentiodynamic polarization test where the polarization curves were analyzed. The greatest values of depth width were found i... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Mestre

Submitted by Fernanda Alves Feitosa null (fernanda.feitosa@fosjc.unesp.br) on 2016-06-07T14:46:57Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese ok - versão final com ficha catalografica certa.pdf: 3711607 bytes, checksum: d94558d40ddaabd3c84ddd7cdec2d8bb (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Ana Paula Grisoto (grisotoana@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-06-08T13:34:17Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 feitosa_fa_dr_sjc.pdf: 3711607 bytes, checksum: d94558d40ddaabd3c84ddd7cdec2d8bb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-08T13:34:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 feitosa_fa_dr_sjc.pdf: 3711607 bytes, checksum: d94558d40ddaabd3c84ddd7cdec2d8bb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-02 / O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar a eficiência da irradiação com lasers de alta potência e a influência da aplicação do silano previa ou posteriormente à irradiação com os lasers na resistência de união entre cerâmica vítrea de dissilicato de lítio, cimento resinoso e dentina humana. Foram confeccionados 50 espécimes tronco-cônicos de cerâmica (n=10), divididos aleatoriamente em 5 grupos: 1- Controle- Condicionamento com ácido hidrofluorídrico 10% por 1 min e aplicação do silano; 2- Er:YAG – irradiação com laser Er:YAG (200 mJ e 10 Hz), seguido do condicionamento com ácido hidrofluorídrico 10% por 1 min e aplicação do silano; 3- Silano + Er:YAG – Condicionamento com ácido hidrofluorídrico 10% por 1 min, aplicação do silano e irradiação com laser Er:YAG nos mesmo parâmetros do grupo anterior; 4- Nd:YAG – irradiação com laser Nd:YAG (120 mJ e 10 Hz), seguido de condicionamento com ácido hidrofluorídrico 10% por 1 min e aplicação do silano, 5- Silano + Nd:YAG - Condicionamento com ácido hidrofluorídrico 10% por 1 min, aplicação do silano e irradiação com laser Nd:YAG nos mesmo parâmetros do grupo anterior. Após os tratamentos os espécimes cerâmicos foram cimentados com cimento resinoso de presa dual à superfície de dentina de 50 molares humanos incluídos em resina acrílica ativada quimicamente. Após armazenamento por 24 h foi realizado o ensaio de tração em máquina de ensaios universais com célula de carga de 10 KgF e velocidade constante de 1mm/min. Os dados obtidos foram submetidos à ANOVA 2-fatores e teste de Dunnet (α=5%). A análise dos padrões de fratura foram analisadas em estereomicroscopio. Adicionalmente foram confeccionados 15 espécimes em cerâmica no formato cilíndrico, submetidos aos mesmo tratamentos dos grupos anteriores (n=3) e utilizados para análise do ângulo de contato e análise em microscópio eletrônico de varredura. O teste de Dunnet mostrou diferenças significativas entre o grupo controle (9,42 ± 2,27 MPa) e os grupos Er (19,25 ± 3,7 MPa) e Sil+Er (14,11 ± 4,11 MPa). A análise de variância (p<5%) para os fatores Tipo de Laser (p<0,0001) e Técnica de Silanização (p=0,0002) mostraram diferenças significativas para os dois fatores, porém não para sua interação. Assim, a irradiação com Er:YAG (16,68 MPa) mostrou-se mais eficiente que a irradiação com Nd:YAG (8,19 MPa). A técnica de silanização posterior à irradiação com laser (14,46 MPa) também se mostrou superior à silanização previa (10,41 MPa). Quanto à análise de fraturas, o grupo Controle teve prevalência de falhas adesivas em dentina e em cerâmica; os grupos Nd, Sil + Nd e Sil + Er tiveram prevalência de falhas adesivas em cerâmica, e o grupo Er apresentou predominância de falhas coesivas no cimento. A análise do ângulo de contato foi submetida aos testes ANOVA 1-fator e Tukey, apresentando diferenças significativas entre os grupos (p<0,0001). Os grupos com silanização prévia (Sil + Er = 45,60b graus; Sil + Nd = 52,10b graus) apresentaram ângulos de contato superiores aos demais, e semelhantes entre si. As imagens de Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura mostram a presença da camada de silano sobre a superfície cerâmica no grupo Sil + Nd, e uma aparente fundição à superfície cerâmica no grupo Sil + Er. Para os Grupos Er e Nd foi possível verificar modificações no padrão normal da estrutura da cerâmica, entremeadas por áreas semelhantes ao padrão convencional do grupo Controle após condicionamento com ácido hidrofluorídrico. Conclui-se que o tratamento com laser de Érbio associado ao condicionamento com ácido hidrofluorídrico a 10% por 1 min apresenta os melhores resultados de resistência de união e ângulo de contato. O tratamento com silano previamente à irradiação melhorou a resistência de união em relação ao grupo Controle apenas quando associado ao laser de Érbio. / The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of irradiation with high-power lasers and the influence of silane application before or after irradiation with lasers on the bond strength between lithium disilicate glass-ceramic, resin cement and human dentin. Fifty truncated-cones ceramic specimens (n=10) were randomly divided into 5 groups: Control- etching with hydrofluoric acid 10% for 1 min and application of silane; 2- Er - Er:YAG laser irradiation (200 mJ and 10 Hz), followed by etching with hydrofluoric acid 10% for 1 min and application of silane; 3- Sil + Er - etching with hydrofluoric acid 10% for 1 min, silane application and irradiation with Er: YAG laser in the same parameters as the previous group; 4- Nd:YAG laser - irradiation with Nd: YAG laser (120 mJ and 10 Hz), followed by etching with hydrofluoric acid 10% for 1 min and application of the silane, 5- Sil + Nd- Etching with hydrofluoric acid 10% for 1 min, silane application and irradiation with Nd: YAG laser on the same parameters as the previous group. After treatment, the ceramic specimens were cemented with dual cure resin cement to the dentin of 50 human molars included in acrylic resin. After storage for 24 h it was submitted to tensile test in a universal testing machine with 10 kgf load cell and constant speed of 1 mm/min. Data were submitted to ANOVA 2-way and Dunnet test (α = 5%). The analysis of fracture patterns were analyzed in stereomicroscope. In addition were made 15 ceramic specimens in cylindrical shape, subjected to the same treatment of the above groups (n = 3) and used for analysis of the contact angle analysis and scanning electron microscope. The Dunnet test showed significant differences between Control group (9.42 ± 2.27 MPa) and Er group (19.25 ± 3.7 MPa) and Sil + Er (14.11 ± 4.11 MPa). ANOVA 2-way (p <5%) for Laser Type (p <0.0001) and Technical of Silanization (p = 0.0002) showed significant differences for both factors, but not for their interaction. Thus, the irradiation with Er:YAG laser (16,68 MPa) was more effective than irradiation with Nd:YAG laser (8,19 MPa). The technique of silanization after laser irradiation was more effective (14,46 MPa) than the previous silanization (10,41 MPa). The analysis of fractures showed a prevalence of adhesive failures on dentin and ceramic for the Control group; Nd, Sil + Nd e Sil + Er had a prevalence of adhesive failures in ceramics, and Er group presented predominance of cohesive failures in cement. The analysis of contact angle was submitted to ANOVA 1-way and Tukey test, with significant differences between the groups (p <0.0001). Groups with silanization previous to laser irradiation (Sil + Er = 45,60b degrees; Sil + Nd = 52,10b degrees) had contact angles greater than the other groups. The Scanning Electron Microscopy images showed the presence of a silane layer on the ceramic surface in Sil + Nd group, and an apparent casting of the ceramic surface in Sil + Er group. For Er and Nd Groups was possible to see changes in the normal pattern of ceramic structure, interspersed with areas similar to conventional standard control group after etching with hydrofluoric acid. It is concluded that treatment with Er:YAG laser associated with etching with hydrofluoric acid at 10% for 1 min gives the highest bond strength results and the lower contact angle, resulting in a recommended treatment. Treatment with silane previously to laser irradiation improved bond strength only when associated with the Er:YAG laser, which probably occurred by the efficiency of Er: YAG laser irradiation, and not due to the silanization technique.

Depuis les années 1990, les céramiques transparentes de type YAG:Nd suscitent un vif intérêt pour des applications en tant que milieux amplificateurs de lasers de haute puissance. Les céramiques, contrairement aux monocristaux, actuellement employés pour ces applications, peuvent être fabriquées sous la forme de pièces de grande taille avec des architectures complexes. Toutefois, il apparaît que la transparence et les capacités lasers des céramiques sont fortement affectées par la présence de porosité résiduelle générant de la diffusion de lumière. Dans ce contexte, cette étude s’est attachée dans un premier temps à déterminer les mécanismes contrôlant l’évolution de la porosité des céramiques de YAG:Nd à chaque étape du procédé d’élaboration dans le but de l’éliminer. Ce travail a mis en évidence que la porosité résiduelle pouvait avoir des origines diverses, et provenir notamment des caractéristiques des poudres initiales et/ou de l’étape de frittage-réactif qui peut induire dans des conditions mal maîtrisées à un phénomène de séparation pore/joint de grains. Dans un second temps, cette étude a montré que l’emploi d’une poudre d’alumine fine et peu agglomérée, d’une mise en forme des poudres par coulage sous pression et CIP et au final, le recours à une technique de post-traitement de frittage par pressage isostatique à chaud (post-HIP) permettait d’obtenir des céramiques transparentes de YAG:Nd de microstructure homogène et de qualité laser. / Since 90’s, transparent Nd:YAG ceramics have received considerable attention as applications as amplifying media of high-power lasers. Contrary to single crystals, commonly used currently for these applications, ceramics can be fabricated into large size with complicated architectures. However, it appears that the transparency and the laser efficiency of ceramics are strongly affected by residual porosity generating light scattering. In this context, in a first step, this study focused to determine mechanisms controlling porosity evolution of Nd:YAG ceramics at each step of process in order to eliminate this one. This work showed that the residual porosity may have various origins, and result in particular of initial powder characteristics and/or reactive-sintering which can induce under certain conditions at a phenomenon of separation pore/grain boundary. In a second step, this study has shown that the use of a fine and few agglomerate alumina powder, a shaping process with pressure slip-casting and CIP and finally the use of a sinter plus Hot Isostatic Pressing technique achieved Nd:YAG transparent ceramics with homogeneous microstructure and laser quality.

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar os efeitos dos lasers de Nd:YAG, CO2 e Er,Cr:YSGG no tratamento de superfície da cerâmica Y-TZP antes e depois da sinterização final, por meio de Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura (MEV), mensuração da rugosidade de superfície (Ra) e teste de resistência adesiva por microcisalhamento (RAD). Para tanto, barras de Y-TZP foram confeccionadas e distribuídas entre as 3 fases do experimento, sendo as duas primeiras fases seletivas para a identificação dos parâmetros lasers a serem utilizados na fase 3 de análise da RAD. Na fase 1 MEV - foram testados parâmetros que variavam entre 50 e 100 mJ para o laser de Nd:YAG, 2 a 4W para o laser de CO2 e 1 a 3,5W para o laser de Er,Cr:YSGG, testados antes ou após a sinterização da Y-TZP. Observou-se que a maioria dos tratamentos foram capazes de promover alterações na cerâmica com diferentes intensidades dependendo do parâmetro utilizado. Para a fase 2 Ra foram selecionados apenas os tratamentos com os lasers de Nd:YAG e Er,Cr:YSGG aplicados antes da sinterização da cerâmica, sendo que cada laser foi avaliado individualmente e comparados ao tratamento de superfície com o sistema Rocatec. Os tratamentos com os maiores valores de Ra foram: para o laser de Nd:YAG - 1,6W-20Hz (11.623±3,419) e para o laser de Er,Cr:YSGG - 3W (6,051±1,991). O sistema Rocatec apresentou os menores valores de rugosidade (1,297±0,026). Para a fase 3 do estudo RAD foram selecionados os parâmetros que apresentaram os maiores valores de Ra para cada laser, além do parâmetro com características favoráveis à adesão observado na fase 1 MEV. Sendo assim, o teste de microcisalhamento foi realizado entre a cerâmica Y-TZP tratada com os lasers antes da sinterização final, nos parâmetros de 1,6W e 1,2W para o laser de Nd:YAG e 3W para o laser de Er,Cr:YSGG; e com o sistema Rocatec, utilizando-se dois cimentos resinosos de dupla ativação (Panavia e RelyX U100). A análise estatística ANOVA Split-Plot dos dados de RAD obtidos revelou que não houve diferença estatística entre os cimentos estudados. Porém, no fator tratamentos de superfície observou-se que os maiores valores de RAD foram obtidos para o sistema Rocatec (20,92±3,4MPa). Os dois parâmetros utilizados para o laser de Nd:YAG foram semelhantes entre si com valores de RAD intermediários (1,2W=9,79±4 MPa e 1,6W=11,35±3,64 MPa) e o tratamento com o laser de Er,Cr:YSGG apresentou os menores valores de RAD (1,43±1,21MPa). Pôde-se concluir que os tratamentos de superfície com todos os lasers testados nos parâmetros de irradiação após a sinterização, provocaram danos à cerâmica Y-TZP. Os tratamentos com os lasers de Nd:YAG e Er,Cr:YSGG antes da sinterização, apesar de apresentarem características micromorfológicas sugestivas de aumento da área de superfície, não foram suficientes para aumentar a resistência adesiva entre a Y-TZP e os cimentos resinosos testados. / The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Nd:YAG, CO2 and Er,Cr:YSGG lasers on the surface treatment of Y-TZP ceramic before and after the final sintering by means of Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), surface roughness measurement (Ra) and microshear bond strength adhesive resistance test (RAD). In order to do so, Y-TZP bars were produced and distributed among the three experimental phases, being the two first ones selective in what regards identifying parameters for the lasers used in phase 3 of the RAD analysis. In phase 1 SEM parameters varying from 50 to 100 mJ were tested for the Nd:YAG laser, from 2 to 4W for the CO2 laser and from 1 to 3,5W for the Er,Cr:YSGG laser, either before or after the Y-TZP sintering. It was observed that most treatments were able to promote changes in the ceramic with varied intensity according to the parameter used. In phase 2 Ra only treatments with Nd:YAG and Er,Cr:YSGG lasers applied before ceramic sintering were selected, and each laser was individually evaluated and compared to the surface treatment with Rocatec system. The treatments which had the highest Ra values were: 1,6W-20Hz (11.623±3,419) for the Nd:YAG laser and 3W (6,051±1,991) for Er,Cr:YSGG. Rocatec system showed the lowest roughness levels (1,297±0,026). As for phase 3 of the study RAD the highest Ra parameters for each laser were selected as well as the parameter with favorable characteristics to adherence observed in phase 1 SEM. Therefore, the microshear bond strength test was done not only in the Y-TZP ceramic treated with lasers before the final sintering (using 1,6W and 1,2W parameters for the Nd:YAG laser and 3W for Er,Cr:YSGG), but also in the Rocatec system, making use of two double activation resin cements (Panavia e RelyX U100). The ANOVA Split-Plot statistical analysis of the RAD data showed that there were no statistical variations concerning the studied cements. However, in what regards the surface treatments, it was observed that the highest RAD values were obtained for the Rocatec system (20,92±3,4MPa). Both parameters used for the Nd:YAG laser were similar, presenting intermediate RAD values (1,2W=9,79±4 and 1,6W=11,35±3,64 MPa). The treatment which used Er,Cr:YSGG laser presented the lowest RAD values (1,43±1,21MPa). It was possible to conclude that surface treatments with all tested lasers in the irradiation parameters after sintering caused damage to the Y-TZP ceramic. Treatments making use of Nd:YAG and Er,Cr:YSGG lasers before the sintering were not enough in order to increase the adhesive resistance between Y-TZP and the resin cements tested, even though they presented micromorphological characteristics that indicated growth in the surface area.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da soldagem TIG (\"tungsten inert gas\") e compará-la com soldagem a laser, em hastes cilíndricas e supra-estruturas implantosuportadas, confeccionadas em titânio comercialmente puro (Ti cp) por meio dos ensaios de resistência mecânica (tração e flexão) e desajuste marginal, respectivamente. Foram confeccionados noventa corpos-de-prova em titânio cp, sendo sessenta, na forma de hastes cilíndricas, obtidas por fundição de hastes de latão, e trinta na forma de supra-estruturas implanto-suportadas, obtidas por modelo de gesso com quatro análogos de implantes Microunit (Conexão), com dez repetições para cada grupo (controle, solda TIG, solda a Laser). Para a obtenção dos corpos-de-prova, foi realizada inclusão em revestimento Rematitan Plus, de acordo com as instruções fabricante. Os anéis foram submetidos aos ciclos térmicos e posicionados na máquina de fundição (Rematitan), sob arco voltaico, vácuo e atmosfera de argônio, com injeção de titânio sob vácuo-pressão. Após resfriamento, as fundições foram desincluídas e jateadas com óxido de alumínio. Os corpos-de-prova obtidos em forma de hastes cilíndricas foram distribuídos aleatoriamente, em três grupos, para ambos os ensaios, resistência à tração e flexão: grupo controle (sem solda), solda TIG e solda a Laser. As trinta supra-estruturas foram divididas aleatoriamente em três grupos: I- controle - monobloco; II-B- pós-soldagem TIG e III-B- pós-soldagem a Laser; os grupos II-A e III-A, foram constituídos dos espécimes antes do processo de soldagem: II-A- pré-soldagem TIG e III-A- pré-soldagem a Laser. Os dados obtidos para o Ensaio de Tração (MPa) foram analisados estatisticamente pelos testes ANOVA e Tukey (&alpha;= 0,05). O teste complementar de Tukey (p = 0,05) evidenciou que houve diferença entre o grupo controle (605,84 ± 19,83) e os métodos de soldagem TIG (514,90 ± 37,76) e Laser (515,85 ± 62,07). Para o Ensaio de Flexão (MPa), o teste não-paramétrico de Kruskal-Wallis mostrou que não houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre os processos de soldagem TIG (1559,66) e Laser (1621,64), contudo a diferença foi significante entre estes grupos e o controle (1908,75). Para análise dos resultados do desajuste marginal (&mu;m) das supra-estruturas implanto-suportadas, o teste nãoparamétrico de Kruskal-Wallis revelou que não houve diferença estatisticamente significante entre os grupos pós-soldagem TIG (250) e pós-soldagem Laser (241), entretanto, o grupo controle (770) apresentou o maior desajuste. Pelos resultados obtidos e dentro das limitações deste estudo, pode-se afirmar que a soldagem a TIG propicia a obtenção de resultados similares à soldagem a Laser. / The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of TIG welding (tungsten inert gas) and compare it with Laser welding, of the cylindrical rods and implant-supported frameworks, obtained by in commercially pure titanium (cp) through the mechanical resistance (tensile and flexural strength) and misfit marginal, respectively. Ninety specimens have been fabricated titanium cp, and sixty, cylindrical rods, obtained by casting of the brass rods, and thirty implant-supported frameworks, obtained by plaster die with four similar - Microunit implants (Connection), with ten repetitions for each group (control, TIG welding, laser welding). The specimens were invested in Rematitan Plus, according to the manufacturer instructions. The rings were subjected to thermal cycling and positioned in the machine of casting (Rematitan) under voltaic arc, vacuum and atmosphere of argon, with injection of titanium vacuumpressure. After cooling, were manually and airbone-particle abraded with aluminum oxide. The specimes cylindrical rods were randomly distributed in three groups, for tests, tensile and flexural strength: the control group (without welding), TIG welding and soldering laser. The above thirty-structures were randomly divided into three groups: I- one-piece-cast (control)-, II-B-after-TIG welding and III-B-after-Laser welding, the Group II-A, III-A, consisted of specimens before the process of welding: II-A-before-TIG welding and III-A before-Laser welding. The results for the test Traction were submitted to variance analysis ANOVA (p < 0.05) being observed difference between groups. The supplementary Tukey test (p = 0.05) showed that there was a difference between the control group (605.84 ± 19.83) and the methods of welding TIG (514.90 ± 37.76) and laser (515.85 ± 62.07). To test the Flexion nonparametric test Kruskal-Wallis showed that there was no statistically significant difference between the processes of TIG welding (1559.66) and Laser (1621.64), but the difference was significant between these groups and control (1908.75). For analysis of the results of marginal misfit implant-supported frameworks, the non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test revealed that there was no statistically significant difference between groups after-TIG welding (250) and after- Laser welding (241), however, the control group (770) showed the largest misfit. With these and the limitations of this study TIG welding in may be to Laser welding.

Este estudo clínico randomizado duplo-cego avaliou a efetividade da irradiação com o laser de Nd:YAG e de uma pasta de fosfosilicato de cálcio e sódio (NovaMin®) no tratamento da hipersensibilidade dentinária cervical (HDC). Após seleção dos pacientes, estes foram aleatoriamente designados para os grupos experimentais: 1. controle-placebo, 2. Pasta de fosfosilicato de cálcio e sódio - NovaMin® e 3. Laser de Nd:YAG (1W, 10Hz, 85J/cm2). A dor foi avaliada através de uma escala visual analógica de dor após estímulo evaporativo com jato de ar e estímulo tátil com sonda exploradora antes do tratamento (baseline) e após 5 minutos, 1 e 4 semanas. Quando o paciente apresentava mais de um dente com HDC, a média dos valores obtidos era considerada. A irradiação com laser de Nd:YAG foi realizada duas vezes no sentido mésio-distal e duas no sentido ocluso-gengival. A pasta contendo NovaMin® foi aplicada com taça de borracha em baixa rotação após 60 segundos em contato com os dentes. Pacientes do grupo placebo receberam simulações de cada tratamento. Os avaliadores e os pacientes desconheciam o tratamento aplicado, enquanto que o pesquisador que realizou os tratamentos desconhecia os resultados das avaliações de dor. Como os dados apresentaram distribuição normal, foram comparados pelo teste ANOVA de medidas repetidas 2 fatores. Todos os tempos experimentais demonstraram diminuição na dor em relação ao baseline (p<0,05) e não houve diferença entre os grupos experimentais em nenhum dos tempos avaliados (p>0,05). Todos os tratamentos foram igualmente efetivos na diminuição da dor da HDC. / This double-blind randomized clinical trial assessed the Nd:YAG laser and calcium sodium phosphosilicate (NovaMin®) prophy paste effect in the treatment of cervical dentin hypersensitivity (CDH). The study consisted on three experimental groups: 1. Control-placebo, 2. calcium sodium phosphosilicate prophy paste - NovaMin® and 3. Nd:YAG Laser (1W, 10Hz, 85J/cm²). Pain was evaluated through a visual analogue scale (VAS) after evaporative stimuli with air blast and tactile stimuli with exploratory probe at baseline and after 5 minutes, 1 and 4 weeks. A simple mean was calculated for each patient, using individual results. Nd:YAG laser was irradiated twice at mesio-distal direction and twice at occluso-gingival direction. Prophylaxis using NovaMin® was performed 60 seconds after paste was applied. Patients from control group received each treatment simulation. Both patients and evaluators did not know the administered treatment, as the principal researcher were blinded to the pain results. The data presented normal distribution and ANOVA for repeated measures with 2 factors was used. There was no significant differences between groups (p>0,05) and all groups presented decreased pain levels after treatments. All the treatments were equally efficient in decrease pain related to CDH.