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KMID : 1157520110070010001
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International Journal of Clinical Preventive Dentistry
2011 Volume.7 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.13
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The Erosion of the Tooth Enamel and the Cementum by Carbonate Beverage
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Kim Young-Hoi
Lee Ji-Young
Jeong Mi-Kyoung
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Abstract
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Objective: This experiment was performed in order to observe the tooth erosion by intaking the carbonate beverage. Moreover, it was done to decide the proper tooth brushing time after carbonate beverage, because of the worry about the harmful for state of tooth surface, to do the toothbrusing on right after its intake.
Methods: 4 extracted teeth were prepared and divided with 8 pieces, so total 32 samples of enamel &cementum were made on the resin models, sized as 0.5 mm diameter, of the windows in the resin mold. 4 groups of the carbonate beverage as cola, orange juice, 13% of sugar solution and alkaline beverage were prepared for inserting the samples at each groups. No treatment sample were in control group as group A and classified as group B for samples in each beverage for an hour, group C for toothbrushing right after an hour in each beverage and group D, for tooth brushing at one hour later after in beverage and one more hour in saliva. All sample were examined with SEM with x1000 and x3000.
Results: It revealed more rough surfaces in group C than group B or group A. But less in group D.
Conclusion: Toothbrushing on time right after carbonate beverage intaking may occur the erosion of the tooth enamel or cementum.
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KEYWORD
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carbonated beverages, tooth erosion
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