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 CO2 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 w...

The need for simulation models to thoroughly test the inflammatory effects of dental materials and dentinogenic effects of specific signaling molecules has been well recognized in current dental research. The development of a model that simulates the transdentinal flow and the mass transfer mechanisms is of prime importance in terms of achieving the objectives of developing more effective treat...

According to FUJITA (1957) and TAKUMA (1960), the structure of the dentinal tubule wall in human dentin has been studied by KOLLIKER, NEUMANN, WALKHOFF, FLEISCHMANN, HANAZAWA, MEYER and ORBAN. Recently, TAKUMA and TSUCHIKURA (1950) found by means of the electron microscope that the dentinal tubules were lined with a hypercalcified area, and designated it as peritubular hypercalcified matrix. Th...

AIM To compare the average sealer cement film thickness and the extent and pattern of sealer penetration into dentinal tubules in association with four obturation techniques in curved root canals. METHODOLOGY Mesial canals of 44 extracted mandibular molars were randomly divided among the SimpliFill, continuous wave, Thermafil and 0.04 matched taper (master cones) lateral compaction obturation...

This study aimed to develop a novel deep learning model for reliable quantification of dentinal tubule occlusions instead manual assessment techniques, and the performance was compared other methods in literature. Ninety-six dentin samples were cut prepared with desensitizing agents occlude tubules on different levels. After obtaining images via scanning electron microscope (SEM), 2793 single 4...

Dentin hypersensitivity (DH) is a painful response to stimulus applied to the open dentinal tubules of a vital tooth. It's a common oral condition, however, without an ideal treatment available yet. This work evaluated in vitro the effect of micron-sized particles from a novel bioactive glass-ceramic (Biosilicate) in occluding open dentinal tubules. A dentin disc model was employed to observe c...

This study aimed to evaluate the dentinal tubule penetration and filling quality of a bioceramic sealer (iRoot SP). Forty-two roots of extracted adult lower incisors were selected. After instrumentation with Protaper Universal to F3, 40 roots were chosen and randomly divided into 4 groups, as follows: iRoot SP single cone group, iRoot SP warm vertical group, AH Plus single cone group, and AH Pl...