Mirkarimi Mahkameh, Bargrizan Majid, Eskandarion Solmauz, Shahsavari Maryam
Pediatric Dentistry Department, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2012 Summer;36(4):369-71. doi: 10.17796/jcpd.36.4.92q7971127v210r1.
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of zinc sulfate on microhardness of human primary enamel.
Sixteen sound primary molars were sectioned mesiodistally. For each sample one of the sections was randomly immersed in artificial saliva (Biotene, USA) and the other was immersed in artificial saliva which was charged with 10 mg/5 mL concentration of zinc sulfate supplement (Razak Company, Iran) daily. After 24 days (the expected time to use up one 120-mL bottle) the surface microhardness of enamel was measured by knoop hardness test (KH) with Knoop diamond under a 50-gram load for 10 seconds.
The mean (+/- SD) microhardness values (KHV) for the tested groups were 320 +/- 49.45 and 357 +/- 36.35, respectively. There were statistically significant differences between the groups as exhibited by independent t-test (P = 0.023).
Primary teeth immersed in a zinc sulfate rich solution for 24 days showed higher microhardness values in comparison with the control group.
本研究旨在评估硫酸锌对人乳牙牙釉质显微硬度的影响。
将16颗完好的乳牙沿近远中方向切开。对于每个样本,其中一个切片随机浸入人工唾液(美国百特能)中,另一个则浸入每日添加10毫克/5毫升硫酸锌补充剂(伊朗拉扎克公司)的人工唾液中。24天后(预期用完一瓶120毫升溶液的时间),使用努氏硬度测试(KH),在50克载荷下用努氏金刚石对牙釉质表面显微硬度进行10秒测量。
测试组的平均(±标准差)显微硬度值(KHV)分别为320±49.45和357±36.35。独立t检验显示两组之间存在统计学显著差异(P = 0.023)。
与对照组相比,浸泡在富含硫酸锌溶液中24天的乳牙显示出更高的显微硬度值。