Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics

The Korean Academy of Conservative Dentistry (대한치과보존학회)
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THE EFFECT OF GALVANIC CURRENT BETWEEN DENTAL RESTORATIONS ON HUMAN SALIVA

치아 수복재에 의한 갈바닉 전류가 인체 타액에 미치는 영향

  • Kwon, Hyuk-Choon (Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Um, Chung-Moon (Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Cho, In-Sik (Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ryu, Ju-Hee (Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University) ;
  • Son, Ho-Hyun (Department of Conservative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Seoul National University)
  • 권혁춘 (서울대학교 치과대학 치과보존학교실) ;
  • 엄정문 (서울대학교 치과대학 치과보존학교실) ;
  • 조인식 (서울대학교 치과대학 치과보존학교실) ;
  • 류주희 (서울대학교 치과대학 치과보존학교실) ;
  • 손호현 (서울대학교 치과대학 치과보존학교실)
  • Published : 1998.12.04
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of galvanic current between different metallic restorations on human saliva. The rate of salivary flow and concentrations of IgG, IgM, sIgA and lactoferrin were measured. In this study, unstimulated whole saliva collected before restoration was regarded as control group and unstimulated whole saliva collected 10 minutes, 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month after restoration were regarded as experimental groups. Following results were obtained from this study. 1. There were some differences in values of salivary flow rate between experimental groups, but the changes in values compared to those of the control group were not statistically significant(P>0.05). 2. Measurements of major antibacterial components of saliva showed that while the concentrations of IgG and IgM decreased significantly 1 week and 1 month after restoration(P<0.05), changes in values of sIgA and lactoferrin were not statistically significant(P>0.05). 3. In vitro measurements of galvanic currents decreased sharply in the first 20 seconds and thereafter decreased gradually. Galvanic current values measured in the early stages were greatly varied, but after 2 hours, the values in all groups approximated each other.

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Supported by : 서울대학교병원