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Effect of Er:YAG laser enamel conditioning and moisture on the microleakage of a hydrophilic sealant

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2018-07-01
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Guclu, Zeynep Asli
Hurt, Andrew Paul
Donmez, NAZMİYE
Coleman, Nichola Jayne
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For a given sealant, successful pit and fssure sealing is principally governed by the enamel conditioning technique and the presence of moisture contamination. A new generation of hydrophilic resin sealants is reported to tolerate moisture. This study investigates the impact of Er:YAG laser pre-conditioning and moisture contamination on the microleakage of a recent hydrophilic sealant. Occlusal surfaces of extracted human molars were either acid etched (n = 30), or successively lased and acid etched (n = 30). Ten teeth from each group were either air-dried, water-contaminated, or saliva-contaminated prior to sealing with UltraSeal XT® hydro™. Samples were inspected for penetration of fuchsin dye following 3000 thermocycles between 5 and 50 °C, and the enamel–sealant interfaces were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Signifcant diferences in microleakage were evaluated using the Mann–Whitney U test with Bonferroni adjustment (p = 0.05). Laser pre-conditioning signifcantly reduced dye penetration irrespective of whether the enamel surface was moist or dry. Microleakage of water-contaminated acid etched teeth was signifcantly greater than that of their air-dried or saliva-contaminated counterparts. SEM analysis demonstrated good adaptation in all groups with the exception of water-contaminated acid etched teeth which exhibited relatively wide gaps. In conclusion, this hydrophilic sealant tolerates the presence of saliva, although water was found to impair its sealing ability. Laser pre-conditioning signifcantly decreases microleakage in all cases.
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Guclu Z. A. , Hurt A. P. , Donmez N., Coleman N. J. , -Effect of Er:YAG laser enamel conditioning and moisture on the microleakage of a hydrophilic sealant-, ODONTOLOGY, cilt.106, ss.225-231, 2018
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