Ruodan Jiang1, Yongxiang Xu1, Hong Lin2. 1. Dental Medical Devices Testing Center, Dental Materials Laboratory, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun Avenue South, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China. 2. Dental Medical Devices Testing Center, Dental Materials Laboratory, National Engineering Laboratory for Digital and Material Technology of Stomatology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Digital Stomatology, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, 22 Zhongguancun Avenue South, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China. honglin196@126.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of two disinfection/sterilization methods on the permeability of dentin specimens. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty intact human third molars were freshly extracted and cut, close to the pulp chamber, into dentin disks with a 500-μm thickness. The disks were randomized (n = 20 each) into a 70% ethanol group (acid-etched dentin disks soaked in 70% ethanol for 15 min) and a steam autoclaving group (acid-etched dentin disks autoclaved for 25 min). The permeability (Lp) of each dentin disk was measured before and after either treatment using a hydraulic device, and intra- and inter-group differences in values before and after treatment were analyzed using t tests. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) micrographs of the dentin surface were acquired and examined. FE-SEM samples were prepared using the critical point drying (CPD) method. RESULTS: Immersion in 70% ethanol increased the Lp values of dentin specimens by 17%, which was not statistically significant. Steam autoclaving significantly reduced dentin permeability by 66% because the dentin collagen mesh became compact and collapsed, as detected by FE-SEM. CONCLUSIONS: The disinfection of acid-etched dentin disks using 70% ethanol for 15 min does not significantly affect dentin permeability, whereas sterilization of acid-etched dentin disks via autoclaving significantly reduces dentin permeability. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Considering the influences of dentin permeability by disinfection/sterilization methods, the disinfection of the acid-etched dentin disks using 70% ethanol for 15 min could be used for the study related to dentin permeability, while the sterilization of autoclaving could not.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of two disinfection/sterilization methods on the permeability of dentin specimens. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty intact human third molars were freshly extracted and cut, close to the pulp chamber, into dentin disks with a 500-μm thickness. The disks were randomized (n = 20 each) into a 70% ethanol group (acid-etched dentin disks soaked in 70% ethanol for 15 min) and a steam autoclaving group (acid-etched dentin disks autoclaved for 25 min). The permeability (Lp) of each dentin disk was measured before and after either treatment using a hydraulic device, and intra- and inter-group differences in values before and after treatment were analyzed using t tests. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) micrographs of the dentin surface were acquired and examined. FE-SEM samples were prepared using the critical point drying (CPD) method. RESULTS: Immersion in 70% ethanol increased the Lp values of dentin specimens by 17%, which was not statistically significant. Steam autoclaving significantly reduced dentin permeability by 66% because the dentin collagen mesh became compact and collapsed, as detected by FE-SEM. CONCLUSIONS: The disinfection of acid-etched dentin disks using 70% ethanol for 15 min does not significantly affect dentin permeability, whereas sterilization of acid-etched dentin disks via autoclaving significantly reduces dentin permeability. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Considering the influences of dentin permeability by disinfection/sterilization methods, the disinfection of the acid-etched dentin disks using 70% ethanol for 15 min could be used for the study related to dentin permeability, while the sterilization of autoclaving could not.
Authors: Luís Eduardo S Soares; Aldo Brugnera; Fátima A A Zanin; Ana Maria E Santo; Airton A Martin Journal: Lasers Med Sci Date: 2010-07-13 Impact factor: 3.161