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Measuring the remineralization potential of different agents with quantitative light-induced fluorescence digital
Ebru Kucukyilmaz1, Selcuk Savas1
1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir - Turkey.
Background:
The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of different remineralization agents by quantitative light-induced fluorescence digital BiluminatorTM (QLF-D).
Methods:
Artificial caries lesions were created, and the teeth were divided according to the tested materials: (i) distilled water, (ii) acidulated phosphate fluoride (APF), (iii) Curodont Repair (CR), (iv) ammonium hexafluorosilicate (SiF) and (v) ammonium hexafluorosilicate plus cetylpyridinium chloride (SiF + CPC). After treatment procedures, each of the samples was placed in artificial saliva. After demineralization and 1 and 4 weeks of remineralization procedures, fluorescence loss and lesion areas were measured with QLF-D. Data were statistically analyzed (α = 0.05).
Results::
The fluorescence values of the demineralized enamel specimens treated with the various agents differed significantly compared with pretreatment values for both 1 and 4 weeks (p<0.05). At 4 weeks, the highest fluorescence gain was calculated in the CR, APF and SiF groups compared with the control (p<0.05).
Conclusions::
APF, SiF and CR groups yielded greater remineralization ability than SiF + CPC and control groups.
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