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Comparative assessment of time-related bioactive glass and calcium hydroxide effects on mechanical properties of human root dentin

Marending, M; Stark, W J; Brunner, T J; Fischer, J; Zehnder, Matthias (2009). Comparative assessment of time-related bioactive glass and calcium hydroxide effects on mechanical properties of human root dentin. Dental Traumatology, 25(1):126-129.

Abstract

Suspensions of micro- or nanoparticulate SiO(2)-Na(2)O-CaO-P(2)O(5) bioactive glasses could potentially be used as dressings in traumatized front teeth with open apices as an alternative to Ca(OH)(2). These materials have a disinfecting capacity similar to Ca(OH)(2), but bear the advantage of bioactivity. However, because bioactive glasses initially act as alkaline biocides just as Ca(OH)(2) does, they may also negatively affect mechanical dentin properties over time. This was assessed in the current study using standardized human root dentin bars. Specimens were immersed in 1:20 (wt vol(-1)) suspensions of nanometric bioactive glass 45S5 or calcium hydroxide for 1, 10, or 30 days. Control specimens were immersed in pure saline for 30 days (n = 20 per group). Subsequently, modulus of elasticity (E) and flexural strength (FS) of the specimens were determined. Results were compared between groups using one-way anova and Scheffé's post-hoc test. Ca(OH)(2) caused a significant (P < 0.001) 35% drop in mean flexural strength values compared to the control treatment after 10 days. No further change was observed between 10 days and 30 days. Bioactive glass caused a 20% drop in mean flexural strength as compared to the control after 10 days. However, this difference did not reach statistical significance (P > 0.05). No effects of either material on dentin modulus of elasticity values were observed. It was concluded that the calcium hydroxide suspension affected the dentin more than the bioactive glass counterpart; however, the effect was self-limiting and probably restricted to superficial dentin layers, as suggested by the mere decrease in flexural strength but not in modulus of elasticity values.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > Center for Dental Medicine > Clinic of Conservative and Preventive Dentistry
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Oral Surgery
Language:English
Date:February 2009
Deposited On:21 Jul 2009 12:48
Last Modified:07 Jan 2025 04:31
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN:1600-4469
Additional Information:The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com
OA Status:Green
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-9657.2008.00735.x
Official URL:http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/121645664/PDFSTART
PubMed ID:19208025
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