Comparative Evaluation of the Effect of Different Storage Media on the Hardness and Fracture Resistance of Reattached Tooth Fragments: An In Vitro Study
Mahesh V Dadpe, Nikita A Chordiya, Yogesh J Kale, Prasanna T Dahake, Shrikant B Kendre · 2026
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Description
Mahesh Dadpe and four colleagues ask what liquid a broken tooth fragment should wait in before reattachment, in a laboratory study published in two thousand twenty-six. Storage medium keeps the fragment hydrated and alive to bonding. Dentists improvise with whatever is at hand.
Sixty extracted human incisors were sectioned, and the fragments spent a day in one of four conditions: dry, a balanced salt solution, coconut water, or contact lens solution. Fragments were then glued back with flowable composite. A testing machine measured fracture resistance, and the pieces were checked for hardness. The comparison matters chairside: the wrong storage can doom a reattachment that technique alone cannot save.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mahesh V Dadpe, Nikita A Chordiya, Yogesh J Kale, Prasanna T Dahake, Shrikant B Kendre |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |