Biomaterial Database

Polishing effect and abrasion of five toothpastes on dental enamel. 1979

E Lietha-Elmer, and G Kratky

Prepared enamel samples were polished with one of 5 different toothpastes, dulled by acid treatment and repolished with the same toothpaste. The lustre change was measured by reflectometry and the micromorphological aspects of abrasion on enamel were investigated with the scanning electron microscope.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010756	Phosphoric Acids	Inorganic derivatives of phosphoric acid (H3PO4). Note that organic derivatives of phosphoric acids are listed under ORGANOPHOSPHATES.	Pyrophosphoric Acids,Acids, Phosphoric,Acids, Pyrophosphoric
D003743	Dental Enamel	A hard thin translucent layer of calcified substance which envelops and protects the dentin of the crown of the tooth. It is the hardest substance in the body and is almost entirely composed of calcium salts. Under the microscope, it is composed of thin rods (enamel prisms) held together by cementing substance, and surrounded by an enamel sheath. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p286)	Enamel,Enamel Cuticle,Dental Enamels,Enamel, Dental,Enamels, Dental,Cuticle, Enamel,Cuticles, Enamel,Enamel Cuticles,Enamels
D003802	Dentifrices	Any preparations used for cleansing teeth; they usually contain an abrasive, detergent, binder and flavoring agent and may exist in the form of liquid, paste or powder; may also contain medicaments and caries preventives.	Polishes, Dental,Dental Polishes,Dentifrice
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000134	Acid Etching, Dental	Preparation of TOOTH surfaces and DENTAL MATERIALS with etching agents, usually phosphoric acid, to roughen the surface to increase adhesion or osteointegration.	Dental Acid Etching,Etching, Dental Acid
D014072	Tooth Abrasion	The pathologic wearing away of the tooth substance by brushing, bruxism, clenching, and other mechanical causes. It is differentiated from TOOTH ATTRITION in that this type of wearing away is the result of tooth-to-tooth contact, as in mastication, occurring only on the occlusal, incisal, and proximal surfaces. It differs also from TOOTH EROSION, the progressive loss of the hard substance of a tooth by chemical processes not involving bacterial action. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p2)	Dental Abrasion,Abrasion, Dental,Abrasion, Tooth
D014100	Toothpastes	Dentifrices that are formulated into a paste form. They typically contain abrasives, HUMECTANTS; DETERGENTS; FLAVORING AGENTS; and CARIOSTATIC AGENTS.	Toothpaste

Related Publications

E Lietha-Elmer, and G Kratky

Conventional and anti-erosion fluoride toothpastes: effect on enamel erosion and erosion-abrasion.

January 2011, Caries research,

E Lietha-Elmer, and G Kratky

Polishing dental enamel.

July 1973, The New Zealand dental journal,

E Lietha-Elmer, and G Kratky

Physical and chemical effects of toothpastes on dental enamel.

March 1982, Journal of dental research,

E Lietha-Elmer, and G Kratky

Dentin abrasion (RDA), enamel abrasion (REA) and polishing scores of dentifrices sold in Switzerland.

January 1989, Schweizer Monatsschrift fur Zahnmedizin = Revue mensuelle suisse d'odonto-stomatologie = Rivista mensile svizzera di odontologia e stomatologia,

E Lietha-Elmer, and G Kratky

Efficacy of the stannous ion and a biopolymer in toothpastes on enamel erosion/abrasion.

December 2012, Journal of dentistry,

E Lietha-Elmer, and G Kratky

Effect of NaF, SnF(2), and TiF(4) Toothpastes on Bovine Enamel and Dentin Erosion-Abrasion In Vitro.

January 2012, International journal of dentistry,

E Lietha-Elmer, and G Kratky

[Experimental studies of the abrasion effect between dental enamel and dental ceramic].

January 1984, Deutsche zahnarztliche Zeitschrift,

E Lietha-Elmer, and G Kratky

Effect of fluoride toothpastes on enamel demineralization.

June 2006, BMC oral health,