RESEARCH ARTICLE
Effects of Citric Acid and Desensitizing Agent Application on Nonfluorosed and Fluorosed Dentin: An In Vitro Sem Study
Mahajan Neha , Laxman K Vandana*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2015Volume: 9
First Page: 98
Last Page: 102
Publisher ID: TODENTJ-9-98
DOI: 10.2174/1874210601509010098
Article History:
Received Date: 13/12/2014Revision Received Date: 10/1/2015
Acceptance Date: 20/1/2015
Electronic publication date: 31 /3/2015
Collection year: 2015

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Abstract
Fluorosis is one of the factors which bring about mineralisation changes in a dentinal structure leading to dentin. The purpose of the present study was to compare and evaluate the dentinal tubular changes in fluorosed and nonfluorosed teeth subsequent to the application of citric acid,strontium acetate based sodium fluoride (SAF) using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Dentin specimens from healthy fluorosed and nonfluorosed teeth were included in the study. Each of them was grouped into acid treated and SAF treatment groups. Using SEM, the photomicrographs (3500x) of dentin specimens were evaluated. Results showed while there was a significant difference in tubular width of partial occlusion ≤ 25%, being more in fluorosed group compared to nonfluorosed group after application SAF. Application of desensitising agents demonstrated higher number of dentinal tubular occlusion and diameter reduction in nonfluorosed dentin compared to fluorosed dentin. Summary: Root biomodification and desensitising agent procedure brings in definite difference between fluorosed and non-fluorosed dentin specimens.