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Comparative evaluation of remineralization potential of shelcal, calcium sandoz and shelcal with Vitamin C on artificially induced carious lesions in permanent teeth: An in vitro study
No full textBackground: The invitro study was done to find out the efficacy of shelcal, shelcal with Vitamin C and calcium sandoz in remineralizing enamel surfaces on which artificial carious lesions had been created. The changes were analyzed using Vickers Hardness Testing Machine. Materials and Methods: A total of 45 permanent teeth were selected and divided into three groups: Group I – Shelcal, Group II – Shelcal with Vitamin C, and Group III – Calcium sandoz tablets. All samples were subjected to deminralization and assessed using Vickers Hardness Testing Machine. Each demineralized sample was randomly divided into three groups: Group I – Shelcal, Group II – Shelcal with Vitamin C, and Group III – Calcium sandoz tablets. After the 10 days of remineralization, the obtained data were analyzed statistically. The significance of mean difference between the groups was done by post hoc Bonferroni test and repeated measures ANOVA. All analyses were performed on SPSS software (Windows version 20.0). Results: Statistical analysis showed that shelcal remineralizes artificially induced carious lesions in permanent teeth. Conclusion: Shelcal (Group I) exhibited superior remineralization potential
Remineralizing effect of commercially available two herbal dentifrices on human teeth-An in vitro evaluation
No full textBackground: Dental caries is most prevalent oral infections worldwide, characterized by a progressive demineralization that affects the mineralized dental tissues. Although the decline of dental caries prevalence can be attributed to the widespread use of dentifrices that contain fluoride, there is a need for an advanced alternative fluoride remineralizing dentifrice preferably, herbal-based dentifrices. Aim: To investigate and compare the remineralization effect of demineralized human enamel using two herbal toothpastes via in vitro method. Materials and Methods: An in vitro study was conducted on 40 extracted natural teeth. Crowns and roots were sectioned at cementoenamel junction, and crowns were further sectioned to buccal and lingual halves. All the teeth samples were examined for baseline hardness level by Vickers hardness tester. Samples were kept for demineralization continuously for 48 h and postdemineralization hardness values were also evaluated. Samples randomly divided and allocated into two groups for remineralization procedure. Group A -Dabur Red (N = 20) and Group B - Patanjali Dant Kanti (N = 20). Remineralization using two dentifrice slurries was performed for 10 days and postremineralization hardness estimated. Data were collected and analyzed using Student's unpaired t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Intergroup analysis was done using Student's t-test and intragroup analysis at baseline, demineralization and remineralization was done using ANOVA. Results: A highly significant difference in the Vickers hardness was observed between the two groups with Group A showing increased mean hardness levels in comparison to Group B (P < 0.001) and there was a significant change in hardness observed from baseline, demineralization, and remineralization of both Dabur Red (Group A) and Patanjali (Group B). Conclusions: Both the herbal toothpastes showed better remineralization potential but still Dabur Red showed highest remineralization when compared to Patanjali Dant Kanti. The role of herbal dentifrices as a remineralizing agent appears to be as effective as conventional toothpastes
