title: Anti-erosive potential of amine fluoride, cerium chloride and laser irradiation application on dentine.
abstract: METHODS
  Ninety-six dentine samples were prepared from human premolars and randomly assigned to eight groups (G1-G8). Samples were treated for 30s with the following solutions: placebo (G1/G2), amine fluoride (Elmex fluid; G3/G4), cerium chloride (G5/G6) and combined fluoride/cerium chloride application (G7/G8). Samples of groups G2, G4, G6 and G8 were additionally irradiated with a carbon dioxide laser through the solutions for 30s. Acid resistance was assessed in a six-time 5-min consecutive lactic acid (pH 3.0) erosion model and calcium release was determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). Furthermore, six additional samples per group were prepared and subjected to EDS-analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the non-irradiated groups, specimens of G1 (placebo) showed the highest calcium release when compared to the other treatments (G3, G5 and G7). The highest acid resistance was observed for G7. In G3, calcium release was lower than in G5, but higher than in G7. In general (except for the placebo groups), calcium release in the laser-irradiated groups was higher compared with the respective non-irradiated groups. EDS showed a replacement of calcium by cerium and of phosphor by fluoride.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The highest anti-erosive potential was found after combined cerium chloride and amine fluoride application. Laser irradiation had not adjunctive effect.
authors: Clinic for Preventive Dentistry, Periodontology and Cariology, University of Zürich, Plattenstrasse 11, CH-8032 Zürich, Switzerland. florian.wegehaupt@zzm.uzh.ch
authors: Florian J
authors: FJ
authors: Wegehaupt
authors: Beatrice
authors: B
authors: Sener
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Attin
authors: Patrick R
authors: PR
authors: Schmidlin
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001641:Bicuspid; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002563:Cerium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003804:Dentin / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005459:Fluorides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D054020:Lasers, Gas; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; C058441:cerium fluoride; D002563:Cerium; D019344:Lactic Acid; D005459:Fluorides; D002118:Calcium