title: Effects of acids and additives on the susceptibility of human dentine to denaturation.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a number of additives to acid conditioners at reducing the denaturation of dentine collagen. Dentine collagen is normally not very susceptible to trypsin attack. After denaturation, however, it becomes more susceptible to the action of trypsin. Slabs of human dentine were dipped in water or acidic conditioners (10% citric acid or 37% phosphoric acid) containing no additives, 5 or 10% NaCl, 3 or 6% ferric chloride or 50% hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) for 15 or 60 s, followed by rinsing. The slabs were then exposed to trypsin for 24 h to solubilize any denatured collagen. The solubilized collagen was hydrolysed to liberate hydroxyproline that was quantitated spectrophotometrically. The amount of hydroxyproline (HOP) liberated was indicative of the amount of dentine collagen that was denatured by the test solutions. The only additive that consistently reduced HOP release was 50% HEMA, and this only occurred in the 60 s exposure group. Thus, the use of salt additives to acidic conditioners has little protective effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912-1129, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Agee
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Pashley
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002712:Chlorides; D019343:Citric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003094:Collagen / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D003804:Dentin / Q000187:drug effects*; D003808:Dentin Solubility / Q000187:drug effects; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D006909:Hydroxyproline / Q000032:analysis; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000494:pharmacology; D010592:Pharmaceutic Aids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010756:Phosphoric Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020011:Protective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013997:Time Factors; D014357:Trypsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D008689:Methacrylates; D010592:Pharmaceutic Aids; D010756:Phosphoric Acids; D020011:Protective Agents; D014867:Water; D019343:Citric Acid; D012965:Sodium Chloride; C005044:hydroxyethyl methacrylate; D003094:Collagen; D014357:Trypsin; D006909:Hydroxyproline; C024555:ferric chloride