title: A Polarized Light Microscopic Study to Comparatively evaluate Four Remineralizing Agents on Enamel viz CPP-ACPF, ReminPro, SHY-NM and Colgate Strong Teeth.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare and evaluate the remineralizing potential of four commercially available products namely SHY-NM, GC Tooth Mousse Plus, ReminPro and Colgate strong teeth on demineralized human teeth.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 50 extracted premolars having 3 × 3 mm window prepared on the middle third of the tooth, which was then subjected to demineralization for 48 hours at 37°C. Teeth were randomly selected and grouped into five study groups of 10 teeth in each. Each group was treated with respective remineralizing agent and sectioned using hard-tissue microtome. Each section obtained was visualized under polarized light microscope and analyzed using Image J software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The statistically evaluated results revealed that SHY-NM has the most remineralizing potential followed by ReminPro, GC Tooth Mousse Plus and fluoridated toothpaste.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on the study, the SHY-NM was superior to the GC Tooth Mousse Plus, ReminPro and Colgate strong teeth on demineralized human teeth. How to cite this article: Rajan R, Krishnan R, Bhaskaran B, Kumar SV. A Polarized Light Microscopic Study to Comparatively evaluate Four Remineralizing Agents on Enamel viz CPP-ACPF, ReminPro, SHY-NM and Colgate Strong Teeth. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2015;8(1):42-47.
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, PSM Dental College, Trichur, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Reshma
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajan
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, Salem Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology, PSM Dental College, Trichur, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Bibin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bhaskaran
authors.affiliation: Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, Salem Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Suresh V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Kumar
keywords: Bioactive glass; CPP-ACPF; Demineralization; Hydroxyapatite; Polarized light microscope.