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Trial reportInternational journal of dental hygiene2025

Impact of air-polishing with erythritol on exposed root dentin: A randomized clinical trial.

Anne Brigitte Kruse, Ann-Sophie Burkhardt, Kirstin Vach, Elmar Hellwig, Johan Peter Woelber, Nadine Schlueter, Petra Ratka-Krüger

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of dental hygiene, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Anne Brigitte KruseDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3769-4897
Ann-Sophie BurkhardtDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Kirstin VachDepartment of Medical Biometry and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9278-2203
Elmar HellwigDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Johan Peter WoelberPoliclinic of Operative Dentistry, Periodontology, and Pediatric Dentistry, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Nadine SchlueterHannover Medical School, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Periodontology and Preventive Dentistry, Hannover, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6414-8950
Petra Ratka-KrügerDepartment of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Funding

Association for Dental Infection Control (ADIC)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe effects of air-polishing on exposed root dentin surfaces are largely unknown, as there are only few studies which show heterogeneous results. Thus, this study was to investigate roughness changes of exposed dentin surfaces after air-polishing and the influence of subsequent polishing with cup and paste.

methodsTotally 54 teeth with exposed root dentin surfaces were treated using a split-mouth design by either air-polishing with erythritol and a rubber cup with polishing paste on the test side, or rubber cup and paste alone. Teeth were finally cleaned using a sonic tooth brush. Impressions were taken at relevant time points and replicated using epoxy resin. The resulting casts were profilometrically analysed to obtain the average surface roughness (sR

resultsAfter air-polishing, in comparison to the baseline, there was a slight but significant increase in sR

conclusionThe use of erythritol led to a slight increase in the roughness of the dentin surface, which was not reduced by polishing with a cup and paste. Polishing paste did not seem to conceal surface irregularities.

Indexed as

DentinErythritolSurface PropertiesTooth RootAdultDental PolishingFemaleHumansMaleToothbrushingYoung AdultErythritolprofessional mechanical plaque removalprofilometryrubber cup polishingsurface roughness

Identifiers

PMID38852146
PMCPMC11717964

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