Protective Influence of Experimentally Formed Salivary Pellicle on Enamel Erosion

Caries Research - Tập 37 Số 3 - Trang 225-231 - 2003
Yuriy Nekrashevych1, L Stösser
1Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.

Tóm tắt

The purpose of this study was to evaluate dental erosion in 0.1 and 1.0% citric acid in vitro by several different methods and to assess the protective potential of experimentally formed salivary pellicle (24 h in vitro). Bovine enamel slabs were embedded in epoxy resin and polished. Erosion was performed in citric acid for 1, 5 or 10 min and recorded as microhardness loss, as changes of surface roughness (R<sub>a</sub>, R<sub>t</sub> and R<sub>zDIN</sub>) and as calcium release. Additionally, erosive alterations were observed with scanning electron microscopy. Significant microhardness loss on non-pellicle-covered specimens was measured after 1-min exposure to 0.1% citric acid. Microhardness loss was time- and concentration-dependent. Salivary pellicle significantly inhibited both microhardness loss, except after 10-min immersion in 1.0% citric acid, and significantly reduced the increase of surface roughness. There were, however, no significant differences in calcium release between pellicle-covered and non-covered enamel. The results support the general conclusion that salivary pellicle effectively protects enamel surface against short-term erosion in organic acids.

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