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In Vitro Remineralization of Artificial Tooth Lesions with Ca-PO4 Resin Cements

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Author(s)

Sabine H. Dickens, Glenn M. Flaim, Shozo Takagi

Abstract

Resin-based Ca-PO4 cements without (Cement A) and with a fluoride-releasing additive (Cement B) were used to treat caries-like lesions on enamel and dentin thin sections of human molars (Model I), which were then incubated for up to 6 weeks in distilled H2O. Caries-like lesions on coronal dentin were coated with Cement B or a composite resin and incubated in saliva-like solution (Model II). The mineral loss (Δ}Z) was determined by digital analysis of microradiographs of the thin sections before and after treatment (Model I). In Model II thin sections were cut after the incubation and Δ}Z under Cement B was compared to Δ}Z under the composite resin. Exposure to Cement B resulted in greater remineralization of dentin lesions than Cement A. Incubation in saliva-like solution and/or the technique used in Model II had significantly higher remineralization than the treatment used in Model I.
Citation
Caries Research

Keywords

bases, calcium phosphate, cements, hydroxyapatite, lining cements, remineralization, resin-reinforced cements

Citation

Dickens, S. , Flaim, G. and Takagi, S. (2008), In Vitro Remineralization of Artificial Tooth Lesions with Ca-PO<sub>4</sub> Resin Cements, Caries Research (Accessed December 2, 2024)

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Created October 16, 2008