Dentine sensitivity is a dental problem common in individuals aged between 20 and 50 years. The most effective treatment method involves occluding the exposed dental tubules. This study focused on the synthesis of calcium phosphate nanoparticles in the form of gel to use as a proof of concept for home-treatment of sensitive teeth. In this study, calcium phosphate nanoparticles were prepared using emulsion method, in which oleic fatty acid was employed as an external phase, and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) was used as a surfactant to form water-in-oil nanodroplets. Finally, in order to facilitate gel formation, the gelatin solution was introduced at the final step. The amount of gelatin varied from 5 to 15 percent by weight, which was found to have an effect on the gels’ properties and the size of calcium phosphate nanoparticles embedded in gel. Based on the characterization, the calcium phosphate nanoparticles were spherical in shape, though the size decreased as the amount of gelatin increased. The gel embedding smallest nanoparticle, that is, gel-15%G, was successfully proven to be non-toxic and able to fully occlude the dentine tubules only after overnight application. According to acid challenge, the occluded materials can resist to acid solution via redissolvation and reprecipitaion process.
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