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Mimicking and Measuring Occlusal Erosive Tooth Wear with the "Rub&Roll" and Non-contact Profilometry
Published on: February 2, 2018
Comparative evaluation of surface properties of enamel and different esthetic restorative materials under erosive and
Simranjeet Kaur1, Sameer Makkar1, Rajneesh Kumar1
1Department of Conservative and Endodontics, National Dental College and Hospital, Dera Bassi, Punjab, India.
Introduction:
Noncarious tooth surface loss is a normal physiological process occurring throughout the life, but it can often become a problem affecting function, esthetics or cause pain.
Aim:
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of erosive and abrasive challenges on the surface microhardness and surface wear of enamel and three different restorative materials, that is, nanofilled composite, microfilled composite and resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) by using Vickers microhardness tester and profilometer respectively.
Subjects And Methods:
Nanofilled composite (Filtek(™) Z350 × T), microfilled composite (Heliomolar(®)) and RMGIC (Fuji II LC) were used in the study.
Results:
Nanofilled composite resin has the best resistance to erosion and/or abrasion among all the materials tested, followed by microfilled composite and RMGIC respectively.
Conclusion:
Toothbrush abrasion has a synergistic effect with erosion on substance loss of human enamel, composites, and RMGIC. The susceptibility to acid and/or toothbrush abrasion of human enamel was higher compared to restorative materials.
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