Open AccessEvaluation of dentinal tubule occlusion and depth of penetration of nano-hydroxyapatite derived from chicken eggshell powder with and without addition of sodium fluoride: An in vitro study
Author(s) -
Divya Kunam,
Sujatha Manimaran,
Sampath Vidhya,
Sekar Mahalaxmi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/0972-0707.181940
Subject(s) - dentinal tubule , scanning electron microscope , sodium fluoride , penetration (warfare) , confocal laser scanning microscope , dentin , chemistry , confocal laser scanning microscopy , materials science , nuclear chemistry , dentistry , fluoride , biomedical engineering , composite material , medicine , inorganic chemistry , operations research , engineering
This in vitro study evaluated the degree of dentinal tubule occlusion and depth of penetration of nano-hydroxyapatite (nHAp) derived from chicken eggshell powder with and without the addition of 2% sodium fluoride (NaF) using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM).