Toothpaste Prevents Debonded Brackets on Erosive Enamel

• Published in: TheScientificWorld 2015, Vol.2015 (2015), p.1-6
• Main Authors: Bandeca, Matheus Coelho, Ellwood, Roger Phillip, Tonetto, Mateus Rodrigues, Borges, Alvaro Henrique, Pinto, Shelon Cristina Souza, Barros, Érico Luiz Damasceno, Pretty, Ian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acids; Animals; Bond strength; Cattle; Dental caries; Dental Enamel - drug effects; Dental Enamel - pathology; Dental health; Dentifrices; Enamel; Enamel and enameling; Fluoridation; Fluorides; Fluorides - administration & dosage; Fruit juices; Health aspects; Orthodontic Brackets - adverse effects; Orthodontics; Phosphates - administration & dosage; Sodium Fluoride - administration & dosage; Studies; Tooth Erosion - etiology; Tooth Erosion - prevention & control; Toothpastes - administration & dosage
• ISSN: 2356-6140; 1537-744X; 1537-744X
• DOI: 10.1155/2015/468582

This study evaluated the effect of high fluoride dentifrice on the bond strength of brackets after erosive challenge. Eighty-four enamel specimens were divided into seven groups (n=12): WN (distilled water/no acid challenge), W3C (distilled water/3 cycles of acid challenge), and W6C (distilled water/6 cycles of acid challenge) were not submitted to dentifrice treatment. Groups RF3C (regular fluoride dentifrice/3 cycles of acid challenge) and RF6C (regular fluoride dentifrice/6 cycles of acid challenge) were treated with dentifrices containing 1450 μg F−/g and HF3C (high fluoride dentifrice/3 cycles of acid challenge) and HF6C (high fluoride dentifrice/6 cycles of acid challenge) were with 5000 μg F−/g. Acid challenges were performed for seven days. After bond strength test, there was no significant difference among groups submitted to 3 cycles of acid challenge (P>0.05). Statistically significant difference was found between the regular and high fluoride dentifrices after 6 cycles of acid challenge (