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1
University of Michigan, School of Dentistry, Department of
Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, Room 2345,
1100 N. University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; 2University of
Michigan, School of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics
and Pediatric Dentistry; 3University of North Parana, LondrinaBrazil, Department of Operative Dentistry; 4University of So
Paulo-Brazil, Bauru School of Dentistry, Department of Dental
Materials, Endodontics and Operative Dentistry; 5University of
So Paulo-Brazil, Bauru School of Dentistry, Department of
Oral Maxillo-Facial Surgery; and 6American Dental Association
Foundation, Paffenbarger Research Center, National Institute
of Standards and Technology; *corresponding author, mcpete@
umich.edu
Abstract
Minimally invasive caries-removal procedures
remove only caries-infected dentin and preserve
caries-affected dentin that becomes remineralized.
Dental cements containing calcium phosphate promote remineralization. This study evaluated the
in vivo remineralization capacity of resin-based
calcium-phosphate cement (Ca-P) used for indirect
pulp-capping. Carious and sound teeth indicated for
extraction were randomly restored with the Ca-P base
or without base (control), followed by adhesive restoration. Study teeth were extracted after three
months, followed by elemental analysis of the cavity
floor. Mineral content of affected or sound dentin at
the cavity floor was quantified by electron probe
micro-analysis to 100-m depth. After three months,
caries-affected dentin underneath the Ca-P base
showed significantly increased calcium and phosphorus content to a depth of 30 m. Mineral content
of treated caries-affected dentin was in the range of
healthy dentin, revealing the capacity of Ca-P base to
promote remineralization of caries-affected dentin.
DOI: 10.1177/0022034509360155
Received December 23, 2008; Last revision June 25, 2009;
Accepted July 7, 2009
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PMGDM
DCPA
Na2F6SiO4
BPO
BHT
EBPADMA
TTCP
DMAPE
CQ
15.6 Paste 1
4.4
29.1
0.1
0.8
0.0 Paste 2
13.1
36.8
0.2
0.0
Statistical Analysis
Data were analyzed by random coefficient models, accounting for
the inherent variability of dentin (inter- and intra-tooth biologic
variation, lesion depth). We used a linear mixed model to fit the
amount of both calcium and phosphorus at each depth for each section within a tooth. The slope was measured (i.e., change in phosphorus or calcium content with depth). A sample size of 12 sections
for CN and 36 sections for SE_SU_SN allowed for detection of a
0.006 slope difference with 90% power, at an alpha level of 0.05
(Diggle et al., 2002). This assumes that residual variance around the
regression line is 0.616 (based on actual results for phosphorus),
and 10 measurements were made for each section (at depths of 0,
10, 20, . . ., and 100 m). Correlation between values was very high
for calcium, resulting in even more power for calcium.
Effects of treatment on EPMA data (means) were estimated
separately for sound and carious teeth by Random Coefficient
Models (Verbeke and Molenberghs, 2000). Models included
fixed effects of treatment, depth, and treatment-by-depth interactions. Effect of depth was modeled by both a linear and a
quadratic trend to allow for a curved relationship as depth
increased. Linear and quadratic effects of depth were allowed to
differ by treatment. The model for EPMA data included random
intercepts and slopes for each tooth, allowing characteristic Caand P-levels and fitted curves to vary randomly between teeth.
Although this proof-of-principle study was essentially exploratory, we used Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons
within each depth. All statistical analyses were carried out with
the Proc Mixed procedure in SAS (SAS Institute, 2004).
Results
Clinical Evaluation (Baseline and 3-month Recall)
No adverse events related to RCPC material were reported. Clinical
characterization of affected (C) dentin at the cavity floor pre- and
post-caries removal (CR) showed the distribution of soft/medium/
Sound
Pooled groups
Phosphorus Content
p-values
Comparison
0 m
CE vs. CN
CU vs. CN
CE vs. CU
SE vs. SN
SU vs. SN
SE vs. SU
CN vs. SE_SU_SN
CE_CU vs. CN
CE_CU vs. SE_SU_SN
0.0275
0.0126a
0.6200
0.7529
0.9533
0.7820
< 0.0001a
0.0001a
0.0102a
p-values
10 m
20 m
0.0622
0.0465
0.7945
0.9653
0.1276
0.1353
< 0.0001a
0.0019a
0.0193
0.0002a
0.0160a
0.0370
30 m
0.0024a
0.0769
0.0663
0 m
0.0091a
0.0114a
0.9924
0.2689
0.4556
0.7156
< 0.0001a
< 0.0001a
0.0525
10 m
20 m
30 m
0.0240
0.0429
0.8357
0.0560
0.1292
0.6899
0.1137
0.3007
0.5778
Significant: p 0.0166 with Bonferroni correction within caries-affected teeth and pooled comparisons.
* The p-values for comparisons of calcium and phosphorus levels (wt%) in caries-affected (CE, CU, CN) and sound (SE, SU, SN) dentin groups,
as well as between pooled caries-affected with base (CE_CU) and pooled sound (SE_SU_SN) dentin groups. After Bonferroni correction
within carious-affected teeth and pooled comparisons, no statistically significant difference in mineral content was observed between CE and
CU, or among sound subgroups (SE, SU, or SN) at the cavity floor or over deeper areas. At all depths, a significant difference in Ca- and
P-content was shown between untreated caries (CN) and pooled sound (SE_SU_SN) teeth. Calcium content: Within caries-affected groups,
CU values were significantly different from CN at the cavity floor. Pooled data were significantly different from CN up to 20-m depth, while
these data was significantly different from SE_SU_SN only at the cavity floor. Phosphorus content: At the cavity floor, p-levels in both CE
and CU were significantly higher than in CN. Pooled groups were significantly different from CN up to 20-m depth.
Discussion
A base material that promotes remineralization of affected dentin
and enhances tissue repair would be clinically beneficial and a useful clinical treatment strategy. In vivo strontium and fluorine ion
penetration from GIC into dentin showed a penetration pattern
consistent with a remineralization process (Ngo et al., 2006).
In vivo remineralization data concerning Ca and P are lacking.
Studies supporting stepwise excavation have reported the repair
potential of carious dentin: Clinical assessment of affected dentin at
re-entry showed hard, dry, and dark dentin, characteristic of arrested
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors thank Dr. R.B. Rutherford (University of Washington,
Seattle) for contributing to the study design and the manuscript, Carl
Henderson (UM-EMAL) for EPMA assistance, Kathy Welch
(UM-CSCAR) for invaluable statistical assistance, and S.S. White
Burs for providing SmartPrep-Systems. This study was supported
by Dentigenix/Ivoclar-Vivadent AG (Schaan, Liechtenstein), by the
University of Michigan, and by CAPES #BEX3404-8 (Brazil).
Co-author SHD developed the cement at the Paffenbarger Research
Center, American Dental Association Foundation. She was not
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