Can the Application of Fluoride lontophoresis Improve Remineralisation of Early Caries Lesions?
- Authors
- Kim, Hee Eun; Kim, Baek-Il
- Issue Date
- 2016
- Publisher
- QUINTESSENCE PUBLISHING CO INC
- Keywords
- early caries lesion; electric current fluoride iontophoresis; remineralisation
- Citation
- ORAL HEALTH & PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY, v.14, no.2, pp.177 - 182
- Journal Title
- ORAL HEALTH & PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY
- Volume
- 14
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 177
- End Page
- 182
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/9709
- DOI
- 10.3290/j.ohpd.a35007
- ISSN
- 1602-1622
- Abstract
- Purpose: To determine the optimal electric current intensity of fluoride iontophoresis (FI) for remineralisation of early caries lesions in vitro. Materials and Methods: Sixty specimens were made from bovine incisors and immersed in a demineralising gel for 96 h. Specimens were divided into control (conventional fluoride application) and experimental (FI) groups. All of the specimens were covered with fluoride for 4 min every day. Different electric current intensities (100, 200, 300 and 400 mu A) were applied in the Fl groups using the Fl device. The concentration of KOH-soluble fluoride was determined to evaluate the amount of CaF2 formed on the tooth surface. The reduction in lesion depth was measured by polarised light microscopy. Results: The concentration of KOH-soluble fluoride was the highest in the specimens of the 300 mu A Fl group. However, there was no significant difference in the reduction of lesion depth between the experimental groups and the control group. Conclusion: Variations in the electric current intensity influenced the amount of CaF2 formed on the enamel surface, with the greatest amount found for 300 mu A.
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