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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Effect of the Addition of Varying Concentrations of Silver Nanoparticles on the Fluoride Uptake and Recharge of Glass Ionomer Cement.

Turki D Alshehri, Sunil Babu Kotha, Faisal Mohammed Abed, Mohammed J Barry, Abdulrahman AlAsmari, Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Turki D AlshehriMinistry of Health, Abha Maternity and Children Hospital, Abha 62562, Saudi Arabia.
Sunil Babu KothaPreventive Dentistry Department, Pediatric Dentistry Division, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University (REU), Riyadh 13244, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5561-6206
Faisal Mohammed AbedPreventive Dentistry Department, Pediatric Dentistry Division, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University (REU), Riyadh 13244, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed J BarryPreventive Dentistry Department, Pediatric Dentistry Division, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University (REU), Riyadh 13244, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman AlAsmariPreventive Dentistry Department, Pediatric Dentistry Division, College of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University (REU), Riyadh 13244, Saudi Arabia.
Sreekanth Kumar MallineniDepartment of Preventive Science, College of Dentistry, Majmaah University, Almajmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9432-2590
Riyadh Elm University · SAMajmaah University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to compare the amount of fluoride uptake and the recharge and release characteristics of conventional glass ionomer cement (GIC) without any additives in comparison to conventional glass ionomer cement supplemented with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) at two concentrations: 0.1% and 0.2% (w/w). A total of 60 specimens were used in this in vitro study. The sample was divided into six groups—including three groups without fluoride charge: Group 1 (conventional GIC), Group 2 (GIC with 0.1% silver nanoparticles), and Group 3 (GIC with 0.2% silver nanoparticles; and three groups with fluoride charge: Group 4 (conventional GIC with fluoride); Group 5 (GIC with 0.1% silver nanoparticles with fluoride); Group 6 (GIC with 0.2% silver nanoparticles with fluoride), where Group 1 is considered the control group and the other five groups are used as the test groups. The amount of fluoride released was measured on days 1, 2, 7, 15, and 30. The comparisons were made between the groups with and without fluoride and among all the groups. A significant difference in the amount of fluoride released was observed between the groups, with the highest amount occurring in Group 1, followed by Group 2; the lowest amount of fluoride released was observed in Group 3 (p < 0.05). The groups with fluoride recharge (Groups 4, 5, and 6) exhibited a higher amount of fluoride release than the groups with no recharge (Groups 1, 2, and 3); however, Group 1 has more fluoride release compared to all other groups on days 1, 2, 7, 15, and 30 (p < 0.05). The amount of released fluoride decreased from day 1 to day 30 in all of the groups in the study. Despite the antimicrobial and anticariogenic benefits of adding silver nanoparticles to GIC, it seems that fluoride release characteristics are significantly affected by the addition of this material. This may force the clinician to a compromise between the antimicrobial benefit of silver nanoparticles and the remineralizing advantage of fluoride.

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fluorideglass ionomer cementsilver nanoparticles

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PMID35745312
PMCPMC9228982
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