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Protective Effects of GIC and S-PRG Filler Restoratives on Demineralization of Bovine Enamel in Lactic Acid Solution

Version 1 : Received: 7 April 2020 / Approved: 8 April 2020 / Online: 8 April 2020 (11:58:15 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 3 May 2020 / Approved: 5 May 2020 / Online: 5 May 2020 (04:22:41 CEST)

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Kaga, N.; Nagano-Takebe, F.; Nezu, T.; Matsuura, T.; Endo, K.; Kaga, M. Protective Effects of GIC and S-PRG Filler Restoratives on Demineralization of Bovine Enamel in Lactic Acid Solution. Materials 2020, 13, 2140. Kaga, N.; Nagano-Takebe, F.; Nezu, T.; Matsuura, T.; Endo, K.; Kaga, M. Protective Effects of GIC and S-PRG Filler Restoratives on Demineralization of Bovine Enamel in Lactic Acid Solution. Materials 2020, 13, 2140.

Abstract

We investigated the protective effects of glass ionomer cement (GIC) and surface pre-reacted glass ionomer (S-PRG) fillers used as dental restorative materials on the demineralization of bovine enamel during the incubation in a lactic acid solution with pH = 4.0 conducted for 6 d at a temperature of 37 °C. Scanning electron microscopy images of the specimen surfaces from the group containing only enamel blocks revealed the presence of apparent enamel prism peripheries after 6 d of treatment. The mineral was etched from the enamel surface, and a large number of Ca ions were detected in solution. In contrast, the enamel blocks incubated together with discs of GIC or S-PRG fillers did not exhibit demineralized surfaces, owing to the neutralization of the acid solution by the fillers within the first 3 h of the incubation process. The observed pH neutralization effect was attributed to the release of different ions from the fillers and could be utilized for suppressing the progression of caries.

Keywords

pH neutralization; ion release; enamel demineralization; glass ionomer cement; surface pre-reacted glass ionomer filler

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Biomaterials

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