Journal article
Topical Fluoride Application and Lesion Progression in vitro
Journal of dental research, Vol.63(11), pp.1276-1278
11/1984
DOI: 10.1177/00220345840630110401
PMID: 6594368
Abstract
The objectives of this investigation were to study the effects of topical fluoride application on white spot enamel and the effect that this application would have on a second acid exposure (lesion progression).
Artificial white spot lesions of approximately 200 μm were created with an acidified gel technique, central control sections were removed, and the remaining tooth halves were randomly paired, with one half serving as an untreated control while the other received a single four-minute application of 1.23% (w/v) fluoride solution of either NH4F, Na
2
SnF
6
, APF, or TiF4. Both tooth halves were sectioned following progression and examined with polarized light microscopy. Lesion depth, internal pore volume, and presence, size and shape of dark zones were determined. The considerable variation among progressed lesions revealed no significant benefit from any topical fluoride treatment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Topical Fluoride Application and Lesion Progression in vitro
- Creators
- J.S. Wefel - University of IowaJ.D. Harless - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of dental research, Vol.63(11), pp.1276-1278
- DOI
- 10.1177/00220345840630110401
- PMID
- 6594368
- ISSN
- 0022-0345
- eISSN
- 1544-0591
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/1984
- Academic Unit
- Dental Research
- Record Identifier
- 9984627244002771
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