Minerization effects of fluoride Varnish containing defferent calciuM PhosPhate sources

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of fluoride varnishes containing different calcium phosphate sources on demineralization of initial primary enamel lesions. Forty-eight sound primary incisors were completely coated with nail varnish except for two 1x1 mm windows before being placed in demineralizing solution for 4 days. After demineralization, one of the windows in each tooth was coated with nail varnish. The teeth were randomly divided into four groups (A to D; n = 12), and then the other (exposed) window was treated with: Group A: deionized water, Group B: Duraphat® fluoride varnish, Group C: ClinproTM White varnish and Group D: Enamel Pro® varnish. The pH-cycling regimen was carried out consisting of demineralization (6 hours) and remineralization (18 hours) for 7 days. Polarized light microscopy was used to evaluate the lesion depth initially and then after a seven-day pH cycle. Lesion depth was measured using a computerized method with the Image-Pro® Plus Program. The pair t-test was used to compare lesion depths before and after treatment. Differences in mean lesion depths among the groups were compared with the one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s multiple comparison tests with 95% confidence intervals. The lesion depths had a significant difference between before and after treatment of the all groups. There was a significant increase in lesion depth in Group A compared to the other groups. No significant differences were seen among Groups B, C and D, containing fluoride and the different calcium phosphate sources in inhibiting progression of initial primary enamel lesions.