Comparison of Various White Spot Lesion Preventing Medicaments: An In Vitro Study

Abstract

The objective of the study is to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of various medicaments for inhibition of enamel demineralization. Materials and Methods: A total of 125 extracted premolars were equally divided into five groups. Group 1: Control, Group 2: Fluor-Protector, Group 3: TM Plus, Group 4: Enafix, and Group 5: Amflor. Apical third of the root of bracketed teeth was sectioned off to secure teeth to the inner surface of plastic lids of 20 ml specimen jars with adhesive wax with crown immersed in Ten Cates solution. Group 1 received no further treatment; Group 2 received a single application of Flour-Protector, and Group 3, Group 4, and Group 5 received 0.5 ml applications of TM Plus, Enafix, and Amflor, respectively. Specimens were then immersed in jars containing Ten Cates solution (pH 4.3). TM Plus, Enafix, and Amflor were reapplied over Group 3, Group 4, and Group 5, every 4 hours; Group 2 received a single application of Fluor-Protector during the period of 96 h. Longitudinal sections were done; linear demineralization depth was registered using a polarized light microscope. Results: Mean enamel demineralization of groups was measured

Evaluation of the remineralizing efficacy of GC Tooth Mousse Plus and Enafix using surface microhardness and surface roughness analysis in deciduous molars: an in vitro study

“…However, they came to the conclusion that even though Amflor and Enafix did not show statistically significant differences from the control group, they still work to prevent enamel demineralization and are also reasonably priced. 15 Results of our study are in accordance with studies conducted by Sharma S et al (2017) 16 , Kakkar S et al (2018) 15 , Tashmasbi S et al (2016) 17 and results of study by Thakur S et al (2015) 18 didn't coincide with our study.…”