TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of chitosan application on the decreased enamel demineralization process in vitro (surface damage test)
AU - Irfani, N. F.
AU - Gunawan, H. A.
AU - Amir, L. R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
PY - 2018/9/7
Y1 - 2018/9/7
N2 - Chitosan's amino and hydroxyl groups may react with acid ions, increasing environmental pH level, and thereby interfering with the enamel demineralization process. We analyzed enamel surface damage after chitosan application in an acidic environment and evaluated its mechanism of action. Eleven postextraction teeth were divided into baseline, negative control, acid + chitosan application, and chitosan application groups. The environmental pH level increased and enamel surface damage decreased after chitosan application in an acidic environment compared to the negative control group. Therefore, chitosan interfered with the enamel demineralization process in vitro.
AB - Chitosan's amino and hydroxyl groups may react with acid ions, increasing environmental pH level, and thereby interfering with the enamel demineralization process. We analyzed enamel surface damage after chitosan application in an acidic environment and evaluated its mechanism of action. Eleven postextraction teeth were divided into baseline, negative control, acid + chitosan application, and chitosan application groups. The environmental pH level increased and enamel surface damage decreased after chitosan application in an acidic environment compared to the negative control group. Therefore, chitosan interfered with the enamel demineralization process in vitro.
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U2 - 10.1088/1742-6596/1073/5/052006
DO - 10.1088/1742-6596/1073/5/052006
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85054524038
SN - 1742-6588
VL - 1073
JO - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
JF - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
IS - 5
M1 - 052006
T2 - 2nd Physics and Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry Symposium, PTMDS 2018
Y2 - 18 July 2018 through 18 July 2018
ER -