Impact of silica nanoparticles incorporation on the properties of resin infiltration: an in vitro study

Abeer ElSayed ElEmbaby, Adham Essam Nassar, Mohamed Elshirbeny Elawsya · 2024

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Abeer ElSayed ElEmbaby, Adham Essam Nassar, and Mohamed Elshirbeny Elawsya report a 2024 dental study on improving resin used to treat early tooth decay. Resin infiltration fills weakened enamel without drilling. The team asked whether adding tiny silica particles could fix the resin's weak points.

They mixed nano-silica into a commercial resin at two low doses, with plain resin as the control. After 60 days in water, the plain resin soaked up and lost the most material, while both mixes did better. The silica mixes also raised the mineral density of softened enamel. Under the microscope, the mixes sent resin tags deeper into the tooth. Each group held ten samples, and the differences passed standard statistical checks. The authors favor a small silica dose for balance.

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CREATORAbeer ElSayed ElEmbaby, Adham Essam Nassar, Mohamed Elshirbeny Elawsya
YEAR2024
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE32 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC11629512

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