This study compared the demineralization resistance of teeth treated with silver diamine fluoride (SDF) to that treated with fluoride varnish. A total of 105 healthy bovine incisors were divided into control, fluoride varnish, and SDF groups. The enamel surface density change was then measured by micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) at three depths. The demineralized zone volume was measured on 3D micro-CT images to evaluate the total demineralization rate. The enamel surface morphology was assessed by scanning electron microscope. The enamel density had continuously decreased while demineralization increased in the control and fluoride varnish groups. The enamel density had increased in the SDF group till the 7th day of demineralization treatment and decreased thereafter. However, the decrease in the SDF group was less severe than that in the other groups (p < 0.05). The demineralized enamel volume had increased through treatment and was the highest in the control group, followed by the fluoride varnish and SDF group. The enamel surface morphology was the roughest and most irregular in the control group, followed by the fluoride varnish group and SDF groups.
The purpose of this study is was to compare the color stability of alkasite and other restorative materials commonly used in the field of pediatric dentistry and to study a color change in response to various beverages. Test specimens of glass ionomer, resin modified glass ionomer, alkasite restorative material, and composite resin were prepared, and the color stability was measured after thermocycling. Each specimen was also subdivided into 5 groups and submerged in PBS, coffee, green tea, coke, and orange juice to analyze the color change from the original CIE <i>L*a*b*</i> values after 7, 14, 21, and 28 days. Composite resin showed the best color stability after thermocycling, followed by alkasite restorative material, glass ionomer, and resin modified glass ionomer. Submerging in various beverages for 7 days resulted in color change in all test specimens, with alkasite restorative material showing less color change than glass ionomer but greater change than composite resin. Alkasite restorative material showed the greatest color change in coffee, followed by green tea and orange juice, but almost no change in coke and PBS even after 28 days of submersion.
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