Remineralization Potential of Three Tooth Pastes on Enamel Caries

Rajnish K. Singhal; Balwant Rai

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2017.090

Authors

Rajnish K. Singhal Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Maharana Pratap College of Dentistry and Research Centre, Gwalior (M.P.)
Balwant Rai KSI, USA; World Dental Network

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2017.090

Keywords:

Demineralization, dentifrice, remineralization, artificial caries, pH cycling, primary teeth

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Different formulations of dentifrices exist in the market. Usually, single toothpaste is used by all family members including children. There is a big concern of fluoride ingestion with the toothpaste containing high fluoride content in children. Recently, new toothpaste (including toothpaste) with remineralization potential without fluoride content has been formulated.

AIM: There is an urgent need to compare remineralization potential of this new formulation with the exiting dentifrices. Therefore, the present study has been undertaken to assess and compare the remineralization potential of three dentifrices with different compositions on artificially induced carious lesions in vitro by using scanning electron microscopy and polarised light microscopy.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present in vitro study was conducted on 21 healthy extracted primary central incisor teeth surfaces, which were divided into three groups and were treated by three different dentifrices. Artificial demineralization was followed by remineralization using dentifrice slurry as per the group distribution. All the samples were studied for remineralization by using scanning electron microscopy and polarised light microscopy. Data were analysed using SPSS version 11 software.

RESULTS: A significant difference was found between the remineralization potential of Â incudent toothpaste and other toothpaste groups based on the analysis of polarised light microscopy and stereomicroscope. The remineralizing ability of Â incudent toothpaste for artificial enamel lesions was found to be significantly higher than that of ColgateÂ® and Crest toothpaste.

CONCLUSIONS: The limitations of this study include, being a short term study, low sample size and in vitro experiment. Â incudent toothpaste has exhibited a higher remineralizing potential as compared to fluoride based toothpaste in our study.

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