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Color Properties of Demineralized Enamel Surfaces Treated with a Resin Infiltration System
Kevin Hallgren1, Sercan Akyalcin2, Jeryl English3
1Orthodontist, Private Practice, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Objective:
To assess color properties of white spot lesions (WSLs) following resin infiltration treatment in vitro.
Materials And Method:
WSLs were artificially created on 30 extracted human teeth. Two groups were formed: (a) control, and (b) resin infiltrant group (n = 15, each). Instrumental color measurements were performed using a spectrophotometer and visual color evaluation was performed by three independent evaluators. Color assessment was determined at three time points: baseline (T0), after WSL formation (T1), and after resin infiltrant or control treatment (T2). CIELAB color coordinates were determined and the resultant color difference (ΔE*) was calculated between the time points. Two-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and One-way ANOVA analyses were used to evaluate the color changes. Pearson chi-square analysis was performed to evaluate the visual ratings between treatment and control groups. Level of significance was set p <0.05.
Results:
After treatment of WSLs there was a significant color change (ΔE*) between treatment and control groups (p <0.05). Resin infiltration group showed a regression of all values toward the pretreatment levels. There was a significant difference in visual evaluation ratings between groups after treatment; treatment group had all surfaces receive a rating of being clinically acceptable, with 73% of these surfaces having no perceptible color difference to adjacent sound enamel. Meanwhile, control group received ratings of all surfaces having a visual color difference that was deemed as unacceptable (p < 0.05).
Conclusion:
In-vitro resin infiltration for the treatment of enamel WSLs produced a significant improvement in color, reverting L*, a*, and b* values back toward baseline values.
Clinical Significance:
Resin infiltration of enamel white spot lesions on teeth is capable of managing the esthetic problem by reverting the L*, a*, and b* color coordinates back to their baseline values. (J Esthet Restor Dent 28:339-346, 2016).
