366051

Effectiveness of natural remineralizing agents on microhardness of white spot lesions: In vitro study

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Conservative Dentistry
Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry

Abstract

Purpose: This in vitro study is conducted to compare the effect of extracts of Ginger and Rosemary on the microhardness of white spot lesions to sodium fluoride varnish. Materials and methods: The current study used thirty extracted incisors. Ten teeth(n = 10) in each group had a remineralizing treatment: group 1:rosemary, group 2: ginger, and group 3: sodium fluoride varnish. A nail polish was applied on labial surfaces except to a window of 4x4mm and the microhardness test was done. Then all samples were immersed in demineralizing solution for four days to produce white spot lesions. Then testing microhardness was conducted. The remineralizing agents were applied to each group for ten days. The samples were immersed in artificial saliva between treatments. Lastly, microhardness test was conducted. Results: ANOVA test was used to Compare between groups. Comparison within the same group was performed using a paired t-test. The Fluoride group was not significantly different than the other 2 groups after remineralization, The mean value was 63.04±3.79 in the fluoride group, in comparison to 64.01±3.85 in the Ginger group and 62.20±3.91 in the Rosemary group. The mean value recorded in the rosemary group was significantly higher than ginger group (p=0.047). Considering the percent of change from Demineralization to remineralization the highest mean value of percentage increase occurred in the ginger group (34.50±18; median 30.98), succeeded by fluoride (30.49±15.54; median 32.53). Conclusions: Rosemary, ginger, and fluoride varnish reduce white spot lesions and are more favorable for prevention and remineralization of early enamel lesions.

DOI

10.21608/edj.2024.286885.3027

Keywords

White spot lesions, rosemary extract, Ginger extract, Sodium fluoride, Microhardness

Authors

First Name

Ehsan

Last Name

Aly

MiddleName

Hossam Eldin

Affiliation

Lecturer of Conservative Dentistry Department,Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Ahram Canadian University

Email

ehsan.hossam@acu.edu.eg

City

Elshiekh Zayed

Orcid

0009-0005-1550-0715

First Name

Yousra

Last Name

Abdelrahem

MiddleName

mohamed

Affiliation

Lecturer of pedodontics Department,Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Ahram Canadian University

Email

yousra.mohamed@acu.edu.eg

City

Elshiekh Zayed

Orcid

0000-0001-8773-3431

First Name

mona

Last Name

Eliwa

MiddleName

Essam El Din

Affiliation

Lecturer of Conservative Dentistry Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Ahram Canadian University

Email

mona.essam@acu.edu.eg

City

cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-6874-6093

Volume

70

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

49041

Issue Date

2024-07-01

Receive Date

2024-05-03

Publish Date

2024-07-01

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2,909

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2,916

Print ISSN

0070-9484

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2090-2360

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https://edj.journals.ekb.eg/article_366051.html

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366,051

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254

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Publication Title

Egyptian Dental Journal

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https://edj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effectiveness of natural remineralizing agents on microhardness of white spot lesions: In vitro study

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Created At

23 Dec 2024