Open AccessDo viscosity and wettability of fluoride varnishes affect their fluoride release?
Author(s) -
Edgar Quenta,
Jorge Luis Castillo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical and experimental dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1989-5488
DOI - 10.4317/jced.56985
Subject(s) - fluoride , wetting , varnish , viscosity , fluoride varnish , contact angle , chemistry , nuclear chemistry , materials science , dentistry , composite material , inorganic chemistry , medicine , coating
There are several brands of fluoride varnishes in the market, but the dynamics of fluoride release from each one might be different. The purpose of this study was to evaluate in vitro the release of fluorides by fluoride varnishes and to determine the correlation with viscosity and wettability.