An in vitro investigation of the effect and retention of bioactive glass air-abrasive on sound and carious dentine

Resin Bonding using Etch-and-Rinse and Self-etch Adhesives to Decalcified Deciduous Enamel after Bioactive Glass Air Abrasion

“…It has been hypothesized that particles used in air abrasion techniques can penetrate into tooth structure, leading to exchange of ions with enamel surfaces, which might result in higher bond strength. 4 Banerjee et al 22 suggested that bioactive glass air abrasion technique can selectively remove surface stains, debris and carious demineralized enamel, but cannot bulk-remove enamel from sound surfaces. However, air abrasion using alumina powder results in the bulk-removal of both sound and carious tooth structure.…”

“…Alumina air abrasion technique removes large amounts of enamel in both sound and demineralized tissues, indicating that operator selectivity is required to use techniques effective in clinical practice. In addition, Paolinelis et al 4 showed that bioglass can cut carious dentin in a slower rate compared to alumina powder. In this study, bioactive glass particles (NovaBone) were used after being ground to particles smaller than 50 µ.…”

“…Pain-free cavity preparation, conservative removal of carious lesions, and rounded internal and cavosurface angles are advantages of this technique. 4,5 Alumina is the most frequently used material in air abrasion technique, which is applied using different particle sizes. 6,7 While alumina air abrasion contributes to conservative preparations as a result of the use of an end-cutting airabrasive stream, recently bioactive glass materials have been introduced for air abrasion procedures.…”

“…3 Some studies have shown conservative removal of carious lesions and better therapeutic effects of bioactive glass compared to alumina. 4,8 A bioactive material is defined as a material, which elicits an appropriate response from living tissues. According to a recent study, in air abrasion technique differences in abrasiveness of bioactive glass and alumina give rise to differences in caries removal during cavity preparation, 9 which also applies to the differences in bioactive glass types.…”

Effects of Common Dental Materials Used in Preventive or Operative Dentistry on Dentin Permeability and Remineralization

“…17,18 Organic grouping vibration modes (amide and CH) representing the dentin collagen were detected in the 1200-3000-cm À1 region ( Figure 1A-a). Conversely, totally demineralized dentin specimens showed no peaks in the region from 400 to 1100 cm À1 , indicating the absence of any phosphate group ( Figure 1A-b) and a strong autofluorescence signal representing the organic components.…”