• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.640-658
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• 1996

The purpose of this study was to examine the mechanism of improving acid resistance of Nd-YAG laser irradiated tooth enamel and determine the most effective energy density for improving acid resistance. The bovine tooth enamel were lased with a pulsed Nd-YAG laser. The energy densities of exposed laser beam were varied from 10 to $70\;J/cm^2$. To investigate the degree of improving acid resistance by irradiation, all the samples were submerged to demineralize in 0.5 N $HClO_4$ solution for 1 minute. After 1 minute, 0.05 % $LaCl_3$ was added to the solution for interrupting the demineralization reaction. The amounts of dissolved calcium and phosphate in the solution were measured by using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer and the UV/VIS spectrophotometer, respectively. To examine the mechanism of improving acid resistance, X-ray diffraction analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy were taken. The X-ray diffraction pattern of the samples were obtained in the $10^{\circ}{\sim}80^{\circ}2{\theta}$ range with $Cu-K{\alpha}$ radiation using M18HF(Mac Science Co.) with X-ray diffractometer operating at 40 KV and 300 mA. The infra-red spectra of the ground samples in 300 mg KBr pellets 10 mm diameter were obtained in the $4000cm^{-1}\;to\;400cm^{-1}$ range using JASCO 300E spectrophotometer. The scanning electron microscopy was carried out using JSM6400(JEOL Co.) with $500{\sim}2000$ times magnification. The results were as follow 1. The concentration of calcium dissolved from laser irradiated enamel with $50J/cm^2$ was significantly lesser than that of unlased control group (p<0.05) 2. From the result of the X-ray diffraction analysis, $\beta$-TCP, which increases acid solubility, was identified in lased enamel but the diffraction peaks of (002) and (004) became sharp with increasing energy density of laser irradiation. This means that the crystals in lased samples were grown through the c-axis and subsequently, the acid solubility of enamel decreased. 3. The a-axis parameter was slightly increased by laser irradiation, whereas the c-axis parameter was almost constant except for a little decrease at $50J/cm^2$. 4. In the infra-red spectra of lased enamels, phosphate bands ($600{\sim}500cm^{-1}$), B-carbonate bands (870, $1415{\sim}1455cm^{-1}$), and A-carbonate band ($1545cm^{-1}$) were observed. The amounts of phosphate bands and the B-carbonate bands were reduced, on the other hand, the amount of the A-carbonate band was increased by increase the energy density. 5. The SEM experiments reveal that the surface melting and recrystallization were appeared at $30J/cm^2$ and the cracks were observed at $70J/cm^2$. From above results, It may be suggested that the most effective energy density for improving acid resistance of tooth enamel with the irradiation of Nd-YAG laser was $50J/cm^2$. The mechanism of improving acid resistance were reduction of permeability due to surface melting and recrystallization of lased enamel and reduction of acid solubility of enamel due to decrease of carbonate content and growth of crystal.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.83-91
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• 2008

치아 우식증은 구강 내 세균, 식이(음식물), 치아 및 타액 등의 숙주 요인이 복합적으로 작용하여 발생한다. 이 중 치아의 탈회에 대한 저항성을 높이거나, 구강 내 세균의 산생성능을 낮춤으로써 치아우식을 예방할 수 있는 대표적인 약제로 불소와 클로르헥시딘이 있다. 이 약제의 구강 내 적용방법으로 치아에 대한 부착력이 뛰어나고 환자의 협조의존도가 비교적 적은 바니쉬 형태가 최근 들어 널리 이용되고 있다. 본 연구는 불소와 클로르헥시딘 바니쉬의 항우식 효과를 생체 내에서 비교 평가하기 위하여, 구강 내 가철성 장치에 우치 시편을 식립하고 불소 바니쉬와 클로르헥시딘 바니쉬를 각각 도포하였다. 치태축적을 유도하여 법랑질 탈회를 통한 우식 유발 환경을 만들고 바니쉬 제제가 구강 내에서 우치 법랑질의 우식 예방에 미치는 효과를 평가하였다. 전자 현미분석 장치와 편광현미경을 사용하여 법랑질 표면의 Ca, P에 대한 정량적 변화를 분석하고 조직학적 관찰을 시행하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 인공 우식병소에 대한 편광현미경 관찰 결과, 불소 및 클로르헥시딘 바니쉬 를 도포한 군에서 대조군에 비해 법랑질 병소가 경미하게 나타남을 확인할 수 있었다. 2. 우식을 유발한 경우 Ca와 P의 감소량은 대조군에서 가장 높게 나타났고(P<0.05), 불소 바니쉬군에서는 Ca와 P의 유의한 감소가 나타나지 않았으며 클로르헥시딘 바니쉬군에서는 P만 유의한 감소를 보였다(P<0.05). 이상의 결과로 보아 불소 및 클로르헥시딘 바니쉬 제제의 사용이 항우식 효과를 나타낸 것으로 판단되나, 불소 바니쉬가 좀 더 우수한 효과를 나타낸 것으로 보인다.