Comparing the effectiveness of four desensitizing toothpastes on dentinal tubule occlusion: A scanning electron microscope analysis

Effects of desensitizing agents on dentinal tubule occlusion.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the features of dentinal tubules occlusion following application of three commercially available desensitizing agents: potassium oxalate-based / Oxa-Gel (OX), HEMA and glutaraldehyde-based / Gluma Desensitizer (GD) and acidulated phosphate fluoride-based / Nupro Gel (AF). Buccal cervical areas of twenty-four extracted human third molars were smoothed and we...

D.Statistical Analysis A. SEM Observation of Dentinal Tubule Occlusion by Treatment B. Dentinal Tubule Plugging Rates C.Multivariate Analysis of Dentinal Tubule Occlusion

D.Statistical Analysis A. SEM Observation of Dentinal Tubule Occlusion by Treatment B. Dentinal Tubule Plugging Rates C.Multivariate Analysis of Dentinal Tubule Occlusion

D.Statistical Analysis A. SEM Observation of Dentinal Tubule Occlusion by Treatment B. Dentinal Tubule Plugging Rates C.Multivariate Analysis of Dentinal Tubule Occlusion

Comparative evaluation of NovaMin desensitizer and Gluma desensitizer on dentinal tubule occlusion: a scanning electron microscopic study

PURPOSE In this study, the effect of calcium sodium phosphosilicate (NovaMin) desensitizing agent, which is a powder-based system, and hydroxyethyl methacrylate and glutaraldehyde (Gluma desensitizer), which is liquid-based system, on dentinal tubule occlusion was analyzed by scanning electron microscope. The effects of the above two along with one control group were compared to determine the m...