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ArticleDentistry journal2024

Enamel Remineralisation with a Novel Sodium Fluoride-Infused Bristle Toothbrush.

Xiaotian Liu, Chun Lok Bryan Lau, Hao Ding, Jukka Pekka Matinlinna, James K H Tsoi

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Article in Dentistry journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Xiaotian LiuDepartment of Orthodontics, Tianjin Stomatological Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300041, China.
Chun Lok Bryan LauDental Materials Science, Applied and Oral Science and Community Oral Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Hao DingDental Materials Science, Applied and Oral Science and Community Oral Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5765-0862
Jukka Pekka MatinlinnaDental Materials Science, Applied and Oral Science and Community Oral Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7656-0678
James K H TsoiDental Materials Science, Applied and Oral Science and Community Oral Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0698-7155

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aims to investigate whether toothbrushes with fluoride-infused bristles have any (re)mineralisation effects on bovine enamel. Bovine incisors (N = 160) were extracted, and the buccal side of the crown was cut into dimensions of ~5 mm × 5 mm with a low-speed saw. These specimens were randomly allocated into four groups: half (80 teeth) were stored in demineralising solution (DM), and the other half were stored in deionised water (DW) for 96 h. Then, they were brushed with a force of 2.0 ± 0.1 N for five min with a manual toothbrush with either fluoride-infused (TF) or regular (TR) bristles. Microhardness (Vickers), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to investigate the surfaces of the bovine enamel specimens before and after brushing. Two-way ANOVA was used to analyse the hardness data, and the pairwise comparison method was used to analyse the Ca/P ratio, for each group at α = 0.05. The results show that brushing with either of these toothbrushes increased the Vickers microhardness on DM and DW enamel (

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bovinedemineralisationNaF-infused toothbrushremineralisationtoothbrush

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