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Enhanced effect of nano-monetite hydrosol on dentin remineralization and tubule occlusion
Shenglong Tan1, Shangsi Chen1, Yifan Wang1
1Advanced Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Center, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
Objectives:
We aim to investigate the dentin tubule occlusion and remineralization potential of a novel nano-monetite hydrosol (nMH).
Methods:
First, nano-monetite hydrosol (nMH) was fabricated by homogeneous precipitation method. Then, the effectiveness of toothpaste with nMH on improving remineralization was evaluated by the measurement of tubule occluding ratio and acid-resistant stability compared with dentifrices comprising nano-hydroxyapatite hydrosol (nHH) and bioactive glass (BG). To explain this result, we studied the ions releasing and remineralization based on gelatin scaffold among nMH, nHH and BG. Finally, the cytotoxicity of these three minerals on Human dental pulp stem cells (HDPSCs) was evaluated.
Results:
Processing for more than 7 days, the toothpaste containing nMH exhibited the significant remineralization potential and acid-resistant compared with two commercial de-sensitive dentifrices comprising nHH and BG. In addition, cytotoxicity test resulted that nMH has good cell compatibility to HDPSCs below extracts concentration of 3.12mg/mL.
Significance:
Small size, the release of Ca2+ and PO43- with high concentration, strongly binding on dental surface, and fast transformation to HAp, were all needed in the preparation of effective dentin tubule occluding biomaterials.
