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2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

The vital tooth bleaching is impossible by the cloudiness of the tooth enamel outer layer

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17592043
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 補綴理工系歯学
Research InstitutionTokyo Dental College

Principal Investigator

KAWADA Eiji  Tokyo Dental College, 歯学部, Professor (40147260)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HOSOYA Yumiko  Nagasaki University, Scholl of Dentistry, 准教授 (80112803)
Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2007
Keywordsnano inentatio / bleaching / vital tooth / morphology / hydrogen peroxide / enamel / cross-sectional structure / 硬さ
Research Abstract

Carbamide peroxide and hydrogen peroxide are used as the main agent in vital tooth bleaching. In this study, bovine enamel was immersed in different concentrations of peroxide over differing periods of time to clarify the influence of peroxide treatment. Its influence on cross-sectional morphology and mechanical properties was investigated.
Bovine enamel surfaces, from which coronal cementum was removed, were covered with nail varnish, except for a 3x5-mm window on the labial surface. Specimens were then immersed in 10% or 30% carbamide peroxide (CP) or hydrogen peroxide (HP) for 30 or 180 min (n=5, each condition). The specimens were then embedded in epoxy resin and cut at an angle perpendicular to the tooth axis 7 mm from the incisal edge of the tooth. Sectional enamel was finally polished with a 0.05-gm alumina suspension. Nanohardness was determined by using a nanoindentation system. Observation was carried out under scanning electron microscopy. The nanohardness of the enamel treated with either peroxide decreased at 2μm below the outermost enamel surface, but no decrease was observed at 50 tm. Higher concentrations of peroxides caused erosion to a depth of 5μm below the outermost surface, which was deeper than that with a low concentration of peroxide.

  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2007

All Presentation (2 results)

  • [Presentation] Influence of peroxide treatment on bovine enamel Surface2007

    • Author(s)
      Eiji KAWADA, et. al.
    • Organizer
      In Conjunction with 50th General session of the Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices
    • Place of Presentation
      Bangkok,Thailand
    • Year and Date
      2007-11-22
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Presentation] Nanoindentation Study of Bovine Enamel Treated f with Peroxide Solution2007

    • Author(s)
      Ushigome, T, Takemoto, S, Hattori, M, Yoshinari, M, Kawada, E, Oda, Y
    • Organizer
      In Conjunction with 50th General session of the Japanese Society or Dental Materials and Devices
    • Year and Date
      2007-11-22
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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