title: Effect of fluoride-releasing adhesive system on decalcified dentin.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of fluoride-releasing adhesive systems on human decalcified dentin in vitro. Two fluoride-releasing adhesive systems, Reactmer bond (RB, Shofu) and ABF (AF, Kuraray), an experimental system, and a commercial adhesive system without fluoride release, SE bond (SE, Kuraray), were used in this study. The amount of fluoride release from adhesive in deionized water was measured every week for 10 weeks. Class V cavities were prepared on extracted human pre-molars and decalcified dentin was promoted by using a bacterial caries induction system at the cavity floor. The cavities preserving decalcified dentin were restored with resin composite (AP-X, Kuraray) after treatment by each adhesive system. The specimens without treatment by adhesive system and restoration were used for control. The specimens with restoration were then incubated for 4 weeks at 37 degrees C, 100% humidity. Microradiographs of the specimens showed that the radiopacities of the decalcified dentin layers in RB and AF groups with fluoride release were significantly higher than those in SE or control groups without fluoride release. This result suggested that the fluoride-releasing adhesive systems enhanced mineralization of decalcified dentin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Operative Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama, Japan. itota@md.okayama-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itota
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Torii
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakabo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Konishi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagamine
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshiyama
mesh_terms: D001641:Bicuspid; D003738:Dental Cements; D003804:Dentin / Q000187:drug effects*; D005459:Fluorides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D014089:Tooth Remineralization
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements; D005459:Fluorides