Fluoride release from RMGIC versus Giomer concerning different curing devices at different time intervals (in vitro study) | ||
| Egyptian Dental Journal | ||
| Article 9, Volume 68, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 77-85 PDF (1.46 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/edj.2021.103398.1851 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ibrahim Barakat* 1; Ramy Abdelrahim2 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor, Department of Pedodontics and Oral Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||
| 2Associate Professor, Dental Biomaterials, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Azhar university, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This in vitro study was directed to evaluate the effect of argon laser, visible lights, and light-emitting diode curing devices on fluoride release and fluoride recharge of RMGIC and Giomer. Methodology: This study was categorized into two main groups; the first group; RMGIC restorative material, the second group; Giomer restorative material. Then, each main group was subdivided into three subgroups according to the light-curing unit; argon laser, light-emitting diode, and quartz tungsten halogen. Results: The results of fluoride release and re-release revealed that RMGIC has significantly higher fluoride release when compared to Giomer restorative material at different time intervals and with different light-curing units. Moreover, the results of this study exhibited that the fluoride release and re-release decrease significantly in descending order over the study periods of this study (24 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, and at one month) respectively. Also, the results of the present study showed that the fluoride release and re-release decrease significantly in descending order with the use of argon laser, quartz tungsten halogen, and light-emitting diode respectively. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Fluoride release; Fluoride recharge; RMGIC; and Giomer | ||
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