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ArticleSAGE open medicine2024

Remineralization potential of strontium-doped nano-hydroxyapatite dentifrice and casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate cream on white spot lesions in enamel following orthodontic debonding - a randomized controlled trial.

Ratheesh Rajendran, Delphine Priscilla Antony S, Mohammed Ashik P, Subin Bharath, Arun Jacob Thomas, Artak Heboyan

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Article in SAGE open medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ratheesh RajendranDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Saveetha Dental college and hospitals, Saveetha institute of medical and technical sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai-77, TN, India.
Delphine Priscilla Antony SDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Saveetha Dental college and hospitals, Saveetha institute of medical and technical sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai-77, TN, India.
Mohammed Ashik PKMCT Dental College, Kozhikode, KL, India.
Subin BharathKMCT Dental College, Kozhikode, KL, India.
Arun Jacob ThomasNoorul Islam College of Dental Science, Thiruvananthapuram, KL, India.
Artak HeboyanDepartment of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Stomatology, Yerevan State Medical University Named after Mkhitar Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8329-3205
KMCT Group of Educational Institutions · INSaveetha University · INNoorul Islam College of Dental Science · INYerevan State Medical University · AM

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim and Objective: This study was intended to compare and determine the potency of strontium-doped nano-hydroxyapatite paste against a topical cream containing casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate and a regular dentifrice for remineralization of white spot lesions of enamel following orthodontic debonding. Methods: Ninety individuals with white spot lesions on their enamel who visited the orthodontic department for de-bonding were selected for the research. Patients were randomly assigned to three distinct groups with each group consisting of 30 patients. Group 1 served as the control and received regular dentifrice, Group 2 received strontium-doped nano-hydroxyapatite paste, and Group 3 received casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate topical cream. Patients were instructed to locally apply a specified amount of the prescribed preparation twice daily for six weeks. The data were analysed using the statistical programme SPSS 22.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA), and the level of significance had been set at Results: Group 1 did not show any change in the enamel following the application of toothpaste. Both Group 2 and 3 demonstrated higher post-treatment scores, indicating effective remineralization potential ( Conclusion: Compared to conventional dentifrice and casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate paste, strontium-doped nano-hydroxyapatite preparation demonstrated greater enamel remineralization of the white spot lesions and favourable surface alterations in the enamel surface. strontium-doped nano-hydroxyapatite can be utilised safely and efficiently to treat early caries and remineralise white spot lesions on the enamel.

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PMCPMC10757435
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