In situ assessment of the saliva effect on enamel morphology after microabrasion technique
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https://doi.org/10.20396/bjos.v13i3.8640885Keywords:
Dental enamel, Enamel microabrasion, SalivaAbstract
Aim: This study evaluated saliva effects on enamel morphology surface after microabrasion technique. Methods: Enamel blocks (16 mm2 ) obtained from bovine incisors were divided into 9 groups as follows: one control group (no treatment), four groups with microabrasion treatment using 35% phosphoric acid and pumice (H3 PO4 +Pum) and other four groups treated with 6.6% hydrochloric acid and silica (HCl+Sil). One group of each treatment was submitted to 4 frames of saliva exposure: without exposure, 1-h exposure, 24-h exposure, and 7-days exposure on in situ regimen. Nineteen volunteers (n=19), considered as statistical blocks, used an intraoral appliance containing the specimens, for 7 days. Enamel roughness (Ra) was tested before and after treatment, and after saliva exposure. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) was used to evaluate qualitatively the enamel morphology. Results: All groups exhibited increased Ra after microabrasion. With regards to saliva exposure, the treatment with HCl+Sil presented more susceptibility to the saliva action, but no period of time was efficient in re-establishing this characteristic compared with the control group. CLSM analysis showed reduction of the micro-abrasive damages during the experimental times. Conclusions: Seven days of saliva exposure were not sufficient for the treated enamel to reach its normal characteristics compared with the control groupDownloads
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2010-12-30
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Pini NIP, Lima DANL, Sundfeld RH, Ambrosano GMB, Aguiar FHB, Lovadino JR. In situ assessment of the saliva effect on enamel morphology after microabrasion technique. Braz. J. Oral Sci. [Internet]. 2010 Dec. 30 [cited 2023 Feb. 4];13(3):187-92. Available from: https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8640885
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