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Home Microhardness evaluation of enamel adjacent to an improved GIC sealant after different...

Microhardness evaluation of enamel adjacent to an improved GIC sealant after different enamel pre-treatment procedures

Authors:

  • E. Haznedaroglu
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dentistry Faculty, Marmara University, Turkey
  • S. Sozkes
    Department of Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Namik Kemal University, Turkey
  • A. R. Mentes
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dentistry Faculty, Marmara University, Turkey

ABSTRACT


Aim

This in vitro study was carried out to evaluate the microhardness of enamel adjacent to a glass ionomer cement (GIC)
with high fluoride content used as a sealant (Fuji Triage, GC Corp., Japan) after laser, bur or air abrasion treatment procedures.

Methods

Study design: 200 freshly extracted non-carious human molars were divided into 10 experimental
groups according to the enamel pre-treatment method: A air abrasion (Mach 4.1 Kreativ Inc., USA); AP, Air abrasion + conditioning with
20 polyacrylic acid (GC cavity conditioner); L, Er,Cr:YSGG laser application (Waterlase, Biolase Technology, Inc., San
Clemente, USA); LP, Er,Cr:YSGG laser application and fissure conditioning; B, ameloplasty carried out with a diamond bur especially
designed for preparing fissures (Komet #8833); BP, ameloplasty + fissure conditioning; P, application of 20 polyacrylic acid and
all fissures sealed with GIC; C, no fissure treatment, the material was applied directly to the fissures (control); R, application of
37 orthophosphoric acid and fissures sealed with a resin-based sealant (Fissurit; Voco, Germany) (control); N, no treatment
(control). Half of each group of teeth were left in artificial saliva for one month and the rest for three months. The teeth were then
sectioned and microhardness was measured using a Vickers test apparatus. Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U and Dunn's multiple
comparison tests were carried out (5 significance).

Results

After one month results regarding hardness at the base and
lateral walls of fissures were significantly higher in groups A, AP, L, LP, B, BP, P and C than in groups R and N (p<0.01), but no difference was seen between the treatment procedures. The results after three months produced similar findings with evenly increased values for all groups.

Conclusion

The results of this study showed that the tested GIC with a higher fluoride content seemed to
improve the enamel hardness of the fissure enamel and could be regarded as an alternative material in cases where resin sealant
applications are questionable.

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Publication date:

Dec /2014

Keywords:

air-abrasion, fissure sealant, glass ionomer cement (gic), laser, microhardness

Issue:

Vol.15 – n.4/2014

Page:

397 – 400

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: E. Haznedaroglu, S. Sozkes, A. R. Mentes (2014) "Microhardness evaluation of enamel adjacent to an improved GIC sealant after different enamel pre-treatment procedures", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 15(4), pp397-400. doi: https://www.ejpd.eu/pdf/EJPD_2014_4_12.pdf
Vancouver: E. Haznedaroglu, S. Sozkes, A. R. Mentes. Microhardness evaluation of enamel adjacent to an improved GIC sealant after different enamel pre-treatment procedures. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2014Dec.1 [cited 2025May.16];15(4):397-400. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/microhardness-evaluation-of-enamel-adjacent-to-an-improved-gic-sealant-after-different-enamel-pre-treatment-procedures/
MLA: E. Haznedaroglu, S. Sozkes, A. R. Mentes Microhardness evaluation of enamel adjacent to an improved GIC sealant after different enamel pre-treatment procedures. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2014;15(4):397-400

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