Nanoparticles for Dentine Tubule Infiltration: An In Vitro Study
Nanosized particles of hydroxyapatite were produced by a hydrothermal synthesis technique. Reaction time and starting pH were varied in order to produce a range of particle dimensions and morphologies. The particles were suspended in alcohol and used for in-vitro trials of dentinal tubule infiltration in etched sections of clinically extracted human molars. Particles were of rod-like morphology, and decreased in aspect ratio as the starting pH was raised. Particles prepared at pH 12 had a mean length of ∼70 nm and diameter of ∼30 nm. These showed the most promising infiltration results, with up to 90% of the tubules being fully or partially occluded. Comparisons were made with commercially-available 40 nm spherical silica particles. Information on the depth of infiltration was obtained from sections of dentine prepared using focussed ion beam milling (FIB-SEM).
Keywords: DENTINE; FOCUSSED ION BEAM MILLING (FIB-SEM); HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; HYDROXYAPATITE; NANOPARTICLES
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 November 2009
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