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JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY
Volume 38, Issue 5, Pages 400-410Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2010.01.007
Keywords
Dentine hypersensitivity; Desensitising toothpastes; Dentine permeability; Toothbrushing; Citric acid; Artificial saliva
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- Key Technologies R&D Program of Hubei Province [2007AA301B28]
- Youth Chenguang Project of Science and Technology of Wuhan City [200950431186]
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the in vitro effectiveness of a new bioglass-containing and two commercial desensitising toothpastes on dentinal tubule occlusion after citric acid challenge or artificial saliva (AS) immersion. Methods: One hundred dentin discs from human third molars were used. Specimens were randomly divided into five groups (n = 20), Group 1: EDTA-treated dentin; Group 2: brushing with distilled water; Group 3: brushing with Novamin; Group 4: brushing with Sensodyne Freshmint; Group 5: brushing with Colgate Sensitive. In each group, samples were then equally split into two subgroups (n = 10) to test two post-treatments: 6% citric acid challenge or 24 h immersion in artificial saliva. Dentine permeability of each specimen was measured before and after each treatment using a hydrostatic device working at 20 cm H2O pressure. Data were analysed by two-way repeated measures ANOVA to determine if there were any significant differences within or between groups. Dentine morphology and surface deposits were observed by SEM. Results: All three desensitising toothpastes significantly reduced dentine permeability and created precipitates on the treated dentine surfaces. Moreover, the reductions in dentine permeability showed partial recovery after a citric acid and artificial saliva immersion. Sensodyne showed significant resistant to acid attack and Novamin exhibited the lowest permeability after artificial saliva immersion for 24 h. Conclusions: The application of the three toothpastes resulted in effective dentinal tubule occlusion. However, the new bioglass-containing toothpaste (Novamin) represented excellent occlusion effects after brushing treatment and AS immersion, while Sensodyne demonstrated more reduction in permeability when citric acid challenged. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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