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Fluoride uptake from restorative dental materials by human enamel
Author(s) -
FORSTEN L.,
RYTöMAA I.,
ANTTILA A.,
KEIN J.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1976.tb00511.x
Subject(s) - fluoride , enamel paint , distilled water , dentistry , materials science , silicate , amalgam (chemistry) , cement , etching (microfabrication) , chemistry , composite material , layer (electronics) , chromatography , inorganic chemistry , medicine , organic chemistry , electrode
– The purpose of the study was to determine the uptake in vitro of fluoride from restorative materials by tooth ename1 and whether prior etching of the ename1 causes a change of uptake. The outermost layer of the labial surface of extracted canines was removed by grinding and the enamel was covered with five different fluoride‐containing materials; a silicate, a composite resin, an amalgam, a silicophosphate, and a polycarboxylate luting cement. The material was either removed immediately or after storing the tooth in distilled water. The fluoride content was determined using a sensitive physical method based on the 19 F (p, αy) 16 O reaction. In addition, the fluoride content of enamel after etching for different periods of time and of etched enamel which had been in contact with silicate cement was determined. The mean fluoride content of uncovered interior ename1 was 226 parts/10 6 . All materials, except the composite, increased clearly the fluoride content of the underlying enamel. Etching of interior enamel also increased the fluoride values. No difference could be shown in fluoride uptake from silicate and composite resin between etched and unetched enamel.