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[Release of fluoride ions into saliva from some dental materials]
Piotr Kosior1, Urszula Kaczmarek
1Zakład Propedeutyki Stomatologicznej Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu ul. Kuźnicza 43/45, 50-138 Wrocław.
Abstract:
The aim of the study was to evaluate fluoride release from dental materials: resin composites--Tetric Ceram and Degufill Mineral, fissure sealants--Conseal F and Admira seal, compomer--Freedom and glass-ionomer cement--Vitremer. Release to the patient's unstimulated mixed saliva was studied after treatment with the material. The study group comprised 72 patients and fluoride concentrations were measured with an ion-selective electrode (Orion). The following release of fluoride in decreasing order was found: Vitremer (6.03 microM), Degufill Mineral (2.79 microM), Teric Ceram (2.54 microM), Freedom (2.52 microM), Admira seal (1.85 microM) and Conseal F (1.80 microM).
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