In vitro Induction of Residual Caries Lesions in Dentin: Comparative Mineral Loss and Nano-Hardness Analysis
- 26 March 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Caries Research
- Vol. 49 (3), 259-265
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000371897
Abstract
Artificially inducing dentinal lesions mimicking those remaining after selective excavation should allow to investigate the effects and limits of such selective excavation, for example regarding the mechanical properties of treated teeth or the remineralisation of sealed residual lesions. Such analyses might otherwise be limited by the variability of natural lesions or ethical and practical concerns. This study compared different demineralisation protocols for their suitability to induce lesions similar to natural residual caries. Twelve natural deep lesions were excavated until leathery dentin remained, and analysed for their mineral loss (ΔZ), lesion depth (LD), mineral loss ratio (R), the slope of the mineral gradient and their nano-hardness profile. Artificial lesions were induced using four different demineralisation protocols (acetic acid pH = 4.95; 0.1 M lactic acid gel pH = 5.0; 0.5 M ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid pH = 7.2; Streptococcus mutans biofilms) and their depths monitored over different demineralisation times. Lesions with depths most according to those of natural lesions were analysed using transversal microradiography. Lesions induced by acetic acid solution did not significantly differ with regards to LD, ΔZ, R and mineral profile. Seven dentin specimens were subsequently submitted to a moderately acidic (pH = 5.3) methylhydroxydiphosphonate-buffered acetate solution for 12 weeks. Natural and artificial residual lesions were similarly deep (mean ± SD: LD = 626 ± 212 and 563 ± 88 µm), demineralised (R = 19.5 ± 4.7 and 29.8 ± 4.1%), showed a flat and continuous mineral gradient (slope = 0.10 ± 0.05 and 0.13 ± 0.06 vol%/µm) and did not significantly differ regarding their nano-hardness profile. The described protocol induces lesions with mineral content and mechanical properties similar to natural residual lesions.Keywords
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