The Effect of Fluoride Gel and Resin Infiltration Techniques on White Lesions
Abstract:
Objective: Preventive techniques are important to maintain adequate oral health. Both Fluoride application and resin infiltration have been widely used to stop decay progression. In our study, we examined the effect of topical fluoride gel, and resin infiltration on the microroughness of non cavitated white lesions.
Methods: fifteen freshly extracted third molars were selected, then Immediately immersed in 0.09% saline. The crowns were sectioned then randomly divided into three groups (n=10) as follows: white spot lesions group, fluoride gel group, and resin infiltrate group. Then a surface roughness test was done for all samples using non-contact optical profilometry. Data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test.
Results: Microroughness reduced for teeth treated with topical Fluoride (mean 1.35mm), and teeth treated with resin infiltrate (mean 1.34) compared to white spot lesions (mean 1.91mm).
Discussion: our study proves that using fluoride gel technique and resin infiltrate technique can improve surface microroughness of white lesions.
Conclusion: Fluoride gel and resin infiltration are effective in reducing the microroughness of enamel. Both techniques are non-invasive, and they can be used to reduce decay progression. More research is needed to investigate the effect of penetration depth of resin infiltration on white lesion microroughness.
