White Spot Lesions : Resin Infiltration Technique

Sarkis, Hilda; Ghaleb, Maroun; Dabbagh, Sarah

doi:10.12816/0034839

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“…Initial carious lesions are represented clinically as white spot lesions (WSLs), which are softer than intact enamel and whiter when dried. 1 Treating WSLs of primary teeth by traditional methods is considered a challenge, especially for uncooperative patients with early childhood caries (ECC). 2 Applying remineralization agents to WSLs may prevent cavity formation and therefore preserve enamel integrity.…”

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Comparative Remineralization Efficacy of Topical NovaMin and Fluoride on Incipient Enamel Lesions in Primary Teeth: Scanning Electron Microscope and Vickers Microhardness Evaluation

2020

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Objective Evaluating the potential remineralization effect of NovaMin prophylaxis paste on artificial enamel lesions in primary teeth using Vickers microhardness and scanning electron microscope. Materials and Methods Forty sound buccal and lingual surfaces of human primary canine teeth were randomly divided into two groups after creating artificially demineralized lesions (G1: NovaMin and G2: fluoride; 20 per group) and then treated with the respective remineralization agents. The remineralization cycle repeated twice daily for 10 days. The groups were evaluated with Vickers microhardness and scanning electron microscope before and after de/remineralization. Results Statistically significant difference of microhardness was observed between demineralized enamel and remineralized enamel with group 1 and group 2 (p = 0.000 and p = 0.000, respectively). No statistically significant difference of microhardness was observed between two remineralized agents (p = 0.368). Conclusion Within the limitation of this in vitro study, NovaMin enhances the remineralization process equally to fluoride.

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