Background: The aim of this study was to perform a comparative evaluation 5% Sodium fluoride varnish, neutral nano silver (NSF) varnish and acidulated in remineralising artificially induced enamel caries primary teeth. Methods: 39 anterior teeth were sectioned 2mm below the cemento-enamel junction (CEJ) mounted acrylic resin blocks...

The purpose of this in vitro study was to compare the effects of a 1-min immersion and of 4-min immersions in an acidulated phosphate fluoride (1.23% APF) foam, a 1.23% APF gel, a 2.0% sodium fluoride (NaF) gel, and water on surface topography and on weight of a composite resin (APH). Forty composite resin specimens were placed into eight groups (N = 5 each). For each treatment, a group of spec...

Using a mature biofilm model, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of different antibacterial agents in comparison with silver diamine fluoride (SDF). Forty-eight saliva-coated enamel slabs were inoculated with Streptococcus mutans monospecies biofilm. The biofilms were then exposed to 10% sucrose in tryptone yeast-extract culture medium, 8 times per day for 7 days. After the...

BACKGROUND Although application of professionally applied Acidulated Phosphate fluoride (APF) gel is effective in prevention of dental caries, APF-induced discolouration and/or surface degradation of dental restorations has been reported. However, no publication has reported a dose-response effect of APF gel on Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC) restorations in vivo and/or human teeth. Therefore, this ...

A ny successful program of preventive dentistry for orthodontic patients must be based upon the realization that these patients represent an advanced caries risk.l One may argue at length as to the specific causes of decalcification frequently encountered in patients over long periods of banding, and there are differences of opinion as to the progression or regression of these lesions after the...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of neutral sodium fluoride (NNaF) gel and acidulated phosphate fluoride (APF) gel on the surface roughness of colored compomer (Twinky Star), conventional compomer (Compoglass F) and resin-modified glass-ionomer cement (RMGIC) (Photac-Fil). MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 45 standardized disc-shaped specimens were prepared for each ma...