OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes in dentinal permeability (i.e. hydraulic conductance) after prophylactic treatment performed using prophy-powders with air-polishing system or prophy-pastes applied on exposed middle dentine. The changes in dentine morphology were evaluate by SEM. STUDY DESIGN Several prophylactic pastes or air-polishing powders were tested in t...

Unidirectional (24)Na fluxes across the dog red blood cell membrane were measured. The kinetics were incompatible with a single time constant but could be accounted for in terms of a two-series compartment cell model, with approximately 1% of cell Na in the outer compartment. Dog red blood cells are known to be inhomogeneous in their Na and K permeabilities. Theoretical analysis showed that suc...

Introduction: success rates of apical surgery are variable, and there several causes failure related in the literature. Among them, permeability exposed dentin at surface after apicoectomies has been receiving much attention, Nd: YAG laser irradiation can decrease this permeability, but its effects on root not completely known. Objectives: evaluate morphological alterations surface, specially s...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the bond strength and seal ability produced by AH Plus/gutta-percha, EndoREZ and RealSeal systems to root canal dentin. MATERIAL AND METHODS Sixty extracted single-root human teeth, instrumented manually to size 40, were divided into three groups (n=20) according to the sealer used; G1: AH Plus, G2: EndoREZ, and G3: RealSeal sealers. After filling using the lateral c...

Objective The aim of this in vitro study was to investigate the effect of two desensitizing agents and water on hydraulic conductance in human dentin. Material and Methods GLUMA Desensitizer PowerGel (GLU) contains glutaraldehyde (GA) and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), and Teethmate Desensitizer (TD) is a powder comprising tetracalcium phosphate (TTCP) and dicalcium phosphate anhydrous (...

Dentin permeability was measured alternatively with two methods: a 10-microl capillary method with visual evaluation (PC) and a motorized automatic measuring device (Flodec, FD), both interposed in a simulated perfusion system. Eight human third molar coronal fragments were connected to systems, and their permeability to distilled water measured at 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 29 cm H(2)O pressure...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Laser irradiation makes structural and chemical changes on the dental hard tissues. These changes alter the level of solubility and permeability of dentin. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the microhardness and the structural changes in the dentin cavity floor prepared with Er: YAG laser and bur. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this experimental study, fifteen intac...