Evaluation of microleakage in human, bovine and swine enamels.
The suitability of bovine and swine teeth has been evaluated when they are used as substitutes for extracted human teeth in varied researches. This study evaluated in vitro the marginal microleakage in human, bovine and swine enamel. Cubic cavities (2 x 2 x 2 mm3) were prepared in enamel blocks from human, swine and bovine teeth. The cavities were filled with composite resin and conventional glass-ionomer cement. All the samples were thermocycled for 1,000 cycles (5 +/- 2 degrees C - 55 +/- 2 degrees C) and immersed in 2% methylene blue solution for 12 hours. The microleakage was quantified by a spectrophotometric technique. The results were statistically analyzed using ANOVA and Tukey's test. The glass-ionomer cement presented significantly higher leakage means (microg/ml +/- SD) than the composite resin for all substrates (0.0695 +/- 0.01313 vs. 0.0471 +/- 0.0163, p < 0.01). No significant differences were found between bovine and swine enamel (0.0668 +/- 0.0246 vs. 0.0674 +/- 0.0286); however, both presented statistically higher leakage means than human enamel (0.0407 +/- 0.0195, p < 0.01). It was concluded that the microleakage pattern was affected by substrates, and that bovine and swine substrates allow higher marginal leakage than human substrates. The results indicate there should be precaution in the substitution of human substrate in laboratory studies of microleakage.
Abuabara
Allan
A
Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, State University of Campinas.
Santos
Alex José Souza dos
AJ
Aguiar
Flavio Henrique Baggio
FH
Lovadino
José Roberto
JR
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003743:Dental Enamel; D003763:Dental Leakage / Q000175:diagnosis; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D023421:Models, Animal; D008963:Molar; D013552:Swine
D004396:Coloring Agents; D003188:Composite Resins; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements