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. 2015 Jan-Apr;8(1):42-7.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1281. Epub 2015 Apr 28.

A Polarized Light Microscopic Study to Comparatively evaluate Four Remineralizing Agents on Enamel viz CPP-ACPF, ReminPro, SHY-NM and Colgate Strong Teeth

Reshma Rajan  1 , Ramesh Krishnan  2 , Bibin Bhaskaran  3 , Suresh V Kumar  4
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A Polarized Light Microscopic Study to Comparatively evaluate Four Remineralizing Agents on Enamel viz CPP-ACPF, ReminPro, SHY-NM and Colgate Strong Teeth

Reshma Rajan et al. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2015 Jan-Apr.

Abstract

Aim: To compare and evaluate the remineralizing potential of four commercially available products namely SHY-NM, GC Tooth Mousse Plus, ReminPro and Colgate strong teeth on demineralized human teeth.

Materials and methods: The study included 50 extracted premolars having 3 × 3 mm window prepared on the middle third of the tooth, which was then subjected to demineralization for 48 hours at 37°C. Teeth were randomly selected and grouped into five study groups of 10 teeth in each. Each group was treated with respective remineralizing agent and sectioned using hard-tissue microtome. Each section obtained was visualized under polarized light microscope and analyzed using Image J software.

Results: The statistically evaluated results revealed that SHY-NM has the most remineralizing potential followed by ReminPro, GC Tooth Mousse Plus and fluoridated toothpaste.

Conclusion: Based on the study, the SHY-NM was superior to the GC Tooth Mousse Plus, ReminPro and Colgate strong teeth on demineralized human teeth. How to cite this article: Rajan R, Krishnan R, Bhaskaran B, Kumar SV. A Polarized Light Microscopic Study to Comparatively evaluate Four Remineralizing Agents on Enamel viz CPP-ACPF, ReminPro, SHY-NM and Colgate Strong Teeth. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2015;8(1):42-47.

Keywords: Bioactive glass; CPP-ACPF; Demineralization; Hydroxyapatite; Polarized light microscope..

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Conflict of interest: None

Figures

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Tooth in demineralization solution
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Randomly divided four experimental groups
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Remineralizing agents
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Hard tissue microtome
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Polarized light microscopy image of representative lesion from the demineralized group
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Polarized light microscopy image of representative lesion from the group treated with fluoridated toothpaste
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Polarized light microscopy image of representative lesion from the group treated with CPP-ACPF
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Polarized light microscopy image of representative lesion from the group treated with ReminPro
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Polarized light microscopy image of representative lesion from the group treated with SHY-NM
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Polarized light microscopy image showing image depth analysis using Image J software
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Comparing the mean lesion depth after remineralization
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