Preventive effect of different toothpastes on enamel erosion: AFM and SEM studies. Issue 4 (11th December 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lombardini, Marco; Ceci, Matteo; Colombo, Marco; Bianchi, Stefano; Poggio, Claudio
• Is Part Of: Scanning. Volume 36:Issue 4(2014:Jul./Aug.)
• Page Start: 401
• Page End: 410
• Publication Date: 2013-12-11
• Subjects: Scanning electron microscopy -- Periodicals; 502.825
• DOI: 10.1002/sca.21132
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-0457

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Summary</title> <sec id="sca21132-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <p>The aim of the present <italic>in vitro</italic> study was the evaluation of new formulation toothpastes on preventing enamel erosion produced by a soft drink (Coca Cola), using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Fifty enamel specimens were assigned to 10 groups of 5 specimens each. 1: intact enamel, 2: enamel + soft drink, 3: intact enamel + BioRepair Plus‐Sensitive Teeth, 4: enamel + soft drink + BioRepair Plus‐Sensitive Teeth, 5: intact enamel + BioRepair Plus‐Total Protection, 6: enamel + soft drink + BioRepair Plus‐Total Protection, group 7: intact enamel + Sensodyne Repair & Protect, 8: dentin + soft drink + Sensodyne Repair & Protect, 9: intact dentin + Colgate Sensitive Pro Relief, 10: dentin + soft drink + Colgate Sensitive Pro Relief. The surface of each specimen was imaged by AFM and SEM. The root mean‐square roughness (<italic>R</italic><sub>rms</sub>) was obtained from the AFM images and the differences in the averaged values among the groups were analyzed by ANOVA test. Comparing groups 4, 6, 8, 10 (soft drink + toothpastes) Colgate Sensitive Pro Relief promoted enamel remineralization, while BioRepair Plus‐Sensitive Teeth, Biorepair Plus‐Total Protection and Sensodyne Repair & Protect provided lower effectiveness in protecting enamel against erosion. Significance: the use of new formulation toothpastes can prevent enamel demineralization. SCANNING 36:401–410, 2014. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.</p> </sec> </abstract>