ENAMEL ABRASION AND STAIN REMOVAL EFFICACY OF CHARCOAL -BASED AND CALCIUM CARBONATE /PERLITE WHITENING TOOTHPASTES (A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL AND IN-VITRO TRIAL) | ||||
Egyptian Dental Journal | ||||
Volume 71, Issue 1 - Serial Number 5, January 2025, Page 827-841 PDF (1.66 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/edj.2024.322647.3208 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mohamed osama Elbadry ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
1Department of Conservative, Faculty of Dentistry Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
2Professor, Conservative Dentistry Department, Cairo University, Egypt | ||||
3Instructor, Conservative Dentistry Department, Cairo University, Egypt | ||||
4Associate Professor, Restorative and Dental Materials Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Objective: The study's objectives are to assess the external stain removal effectiveness of activated charcoal toothpaste in comparison to calcium carbonate/perlite toothpaste clinically and to assess enamel surface abrasion for both toothpastes in vitro. Material and Methods: 32 Patients with extrinsic stains on anterior teeth were divided into 2 groups (n=16); Group 1: patients using activated Charcoal toothpaste , Group 2: patients using calcium carbonate/perlite toothpaste, 4 weeks brushing (twice daily for 1 min) was performed. Additionally, for the in-vitro test 36 specimens obtained from human permanent premolars were randomly divided into 2 groups (n=18): Group 1: brushed with activated Charcoal toothpaste ; Group 2: brushed with calcium carbonate/perlite toothpaste. Atomic force microscope was used to quantify the mean roughness value of the brushed samples after three minutes of brushing with a powered toothbrush in order to evaluate the surface abrasion of enamel. Results: The total MLSI score did not alter statistically significantly between groups at baseline& after brushing (P > 0.05). Nonetheless, there were statistically significant variations in each group's overall MLSI score between the pre- and post-brushing periods (P < 0.05). However, at baseline the enamel surface abrasion data didn't reveal significant differences between groups (P > 0.05). Conversely, after brushing, there were notable variations in the amount of surface abrasion between the groups (P < 0.0001). Conclusions: The tested activated charcoal dentifrice showed similar performance in reducing extrinsic stains after 4-weeks of brushing as calcium carbonate/perlite dentifrice. As well as activated charcoal dentifrice-maintained enamel surface integrity post-brushing. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Extrinsic tooth stains; Charcoal dentifrice; calcium carbonate; Abrasion; Atomic force microscope | ||||
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