Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Nagalakshmi Chowdhary ¹, N. K. Kiran ¹, A. Lakshmi Priya ¹, Rajashekar Reddy ¹, Arvind Sridhara ¹, M. P. Pavana ¹, Ashwitha C. Belludi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Siddhartha Dental College and Hospital, Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (SSAHE), Tumkur, IN

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Dental caries is one of the most common problem encountered in pediatric patients. Despite modern advances in prevention of dental caries, many teeth are still lost prematurely leading to loss of function, esthetics, arch length and arch symmetry. Various restorative materials are available for the treatment of dental caries. Physical and mechanical tests were applied to analyze the structural designs of restorative materials. Various researches have been carried out in search of an ideal restorative material.

Hence, the present in-vitro study was done to evaluate and compare the mechanical properties(compressive strength,flexural strength and knoop microhardness) of Ceramic Reinforced Glass Ionomer Cement (Amalgomer CR) and Type IX GIC.

Results: The study showed a statistically significant difference in the compressive strength, flexural strength and knoop microhardness of ceramic reinforced glass ionomer cement (Amalgomer CR) and is superior when compared to Type IX GIC.

Conclusion: The study concluded that the mechanical properties (compressive strength, flexural strength and knoop microhardness) of ceramic reinforced glass ionomer cement (Amalgomer CR) is superior to Type IX GIC.

Keywords

Compressive Strength, Flexural Strength, Knoop Microhardness, Glass Ionomer Cement, Amalgomer CR.

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N. K. Kiran ¹, Nagalakshmi Chowdhary ¹, Y. Sharada Devi Mannur ², Neethu Elsa Varghese ¹, Arvind Sridhara ¹, M. P. Pavana ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Siddhartha Dental College and Hospital, Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (SSAHE), Tumkur, IN
2 Department of Microbiology, Sri Siddhartha Dental College and Hospital, Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (SSAHE), Tumkur, IN

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Dental caries is a common problem encountered in children. Deciduous teeth with deep dental caries can be treated with pulp therapies to allow normal exfoliation process. The process of pulpectomy involves access cavity preparation, cleaning and shaping of the ischolar_main canal and obturation. Even though all these procedures are essential, irrigation of the ischolar_main canal during cleaning and shaping is vital in ensuring complete microbial decontamination, which guarantees the success of pulpectomy. Although NaOCl is considered as gold standard among ischolar_main canal irrigants, the quest for a better irrigant with superior antimicrobial efficacy and biocompatibility was under consideration. Hence, the present ex vivo study was done to evaluate and compare the antimicrobial efficacy of 0.5% Sodium hypochlorite (Dakin’s solution) with 10% Triphala, a herbal ischolar_main canal irrigant. Results: The study showed a statistically significant difference in the anti-microbial efficacy of 10% Triphala and 0.5% Sodium hypochlorite (Dakin’s solution). Conclusion: The antimicrobial efficacy of 10% Triphala was better than that of 0.5% Sodium hypochlorite (Dakin’s solution) when used as ischolar_main canal irrigants in infected primary teeth.

Keywords

Triphala, Sodium Hypochlorite, Root Canal Irrigant, Antimicrobial Efficacy.

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