CO2 laser improves 45S5 bioglass interaction with dentin

J Dent Res. 2011 Feb;90(2):246-50. doi: 10.1177/0022034510387793. Epub 2010 Nov 17.

Abstract

Bioglass 45S5 is a bioactive glass that can create a layer of calcium-phosphate crystals on mineralized hard tissues. In this study, 45S5 bioglass was mixed with phosphoric acid and irradiated with CO(2) laser and examined as a possible aid in the treatment of dentin hypersensitivity. The dentinal surface modified by the aforementioned technique was chemically and micro-morphologically examined with a field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) equipped with an energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscope (EDS), and the crystalline structures of the examined dentinal surfaces were examined by x-ray diffraction (XRD). Moreover, the mechanical properties of the newly formed layer were examined by nanoindentation. The results showed that 45S5 bioglass could occlude the dentinal tubule orifices with calcium-phosphate crystals. The application of CO(2) laser potentially improved the mechanical organization of these crystals.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calcium Phosphates
  • Ceramics / therapeutic use*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Dentin Desensitizing Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Dentin Sensitivity / drug therapy*
  • Dentin* / chemistry
  • Dentin* / ultrastructure
  • Elastic Modulus
  • Glass
  • Hardness
  • Humans
  • Lasers, Gas / therapeutic use*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / instrumentation
  • Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission
  • Water

Substances

  • Calcium Phosphates
  • Dentin Desensitizing Agents
  • bioactive glass 45S5
  • Water
  • calcium phosphate