Evaluating the Effects of Erythritol Air-Polishing Powder on Dental Hard Tissues

Year 2024, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 1 - 11, 05.07.2024

Ali Çekici , Sevda Yadipour

Abstract

This study evaluated the changes in different dental tissue surfaces after applying erythritol air-polishing powder using scanning electron microscopy. Eight single-rooted human teeth extracted due to advanced periodontitis were included. The samples were randomly divided into one experimental group and one control group. The tested air-polishing powder was erythritol, with no powder application in the control group. Evaluations were conducted on scanning electron microscope images. Each sample was photographed at different magnifications from three areas on the tooth: the enamel, cementoenamel junction, and cementum. Hard and soft tissue debris, surface roughness, and polishing powder accumulation levels were evaluated using pre-defined indexes on each tissue surface. Significant differences were found between the experimental and control groups regarding powder accumulation on the cementoenamel junction and cementum surface. No significant difference between the experimental and control groups was found in surface roughness and hard/soft tissue debris level on the tooth surfaces. The results indicated that erythritol oral polishing powder used in periodontal prophylaxis has different effects on the tooth surface.

Keywords

Air polishing, Erythritol, Periodontal treatment

Ethical Statement

The study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry Scientific Ethics Committee (protocol no: 2022/30 Date: 15.06.2022).

Thanks

The chemical powder and powder spraying device used in the study were provided by the Durrdental Company.

Eritritol Tozunun Diş Sert Dokuları Üzerindeki Etkisinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, toz püskürtme sistemlerinde kullanılan eritritol tozunun farklı diş dokuları üzerinde meydana getirdiği değişiklikleri taramalı elektron mikroskobu ile değerlendirmektir. Bu çalışmaya ileri periodontal doku kaybı nedeniyle çekilen 8 adet tek köklü insan dişi dahil edilmiştir. Örnekler rastgele bir deney grubu ve bir kontrol grubu olarak ikiye ayrılmıştır. Deney grubundaki örneklere eritritol tozu uygulanırken kontrol grubuna herhangi bir toz uygulaması yapılmamıştır. Değerlendirme taramalı elektron mikroskobundan elde edilen görüntüler üzerinde yapılmıştır. Her numunenin 3 farklı bölgesi (mine, mine-sement birleşimi ve sement) farklı büyütmelerde fotoğraflanmıştır. Sert ve yumuşak doku kalıntı düzeyi, yüzey pürüzlülüğü ve yüzeyde toz birikim düzeyi önceden tanımlanmış indeksler kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Sement-mine birleşimi ve sement yüzeyindeki toz birikimi açısından deney grubu ile kontrol grubu arasında anlamlı farklılık bulunurken mine yüzeyinde anlamlı fark bulunamamıştır. Diş yüzeylerinde yüzey pürüzlülüğü ve sert ve yumuşak doku kalıntı düzeyi açısından deney grubu ile kontrol grubu arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunamamıştır. Sonuçlar eritritol tozunun diş yüzeyinde farklı etkilere sahip olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

Eritritol, Periodontal tedavi, Toz püskürtme sistemi

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