Infiltrants Inhibit Progression of Natural Caries Lesions in vitro
- 25 August 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 89 (11), 1276-1280
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034510376040
Abstract
To define the optimized material properties of caries-infiltrating resins (infiltrants), we evaluated the effects of infiltrant composition and penetration coefficient (PC) on the inhibition of the progression of natural approximal caries lesions in vitro. Non-cavitated natural enamel lesions were etched (15% HCl gel) and infiltrated for 5 min with experimental resins varying in PC (cm/sec): PC63, PC185, PC204, and PC391. As a positive control (PosC), lesions were covered with flowable composite resin, whereas untreated lesions served as negative controls (NegC). Specimens were exposed to a demineralizing solution (pH 4.95) for 400 days. Progression of mineral loss was analyzed by transverse wavelength-independent microradiography. Percentage progressions of NegC [median (25th/75th percentile), 24 (10/56)], PC63 [9 (3/39)], and PC185 [12 (9/24)] were significantly higher compared with those of PosC [1 (-8/8)], PC204 [-2 (-4/2)], and PC391 [0 (-5/9)] (p < 0.05). Thus, infiltrants with PC > 200 cm/sec are capable of inhibiting lesion progression.Keywords
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