Effect of Rinsing with Water Immediately after APF Gel Application on Enamel Demineralization in situ

Vol. 39, No. 3, 2005

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Effect of Rinsing with Water Immediately after APF Gel Application on Enamel Demineralization in situ
A.C.B. Delbem^a, L.P.R. Carvalho^b, R.K.U. Morihisa^b, J.A. Cury^c

^aFaculty of Dentistry of Araçatuba, UNESP, Araçatuba, SP,
^bFaculty of Dentistry of Marília, UNIMAR, Marília, SP, and
^cFaculty of Dentistry of Piracicaba, UNICAMP, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

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Caries Res 2005;39:258-260 (DOI: 10.1159/000084808)

Key Words

Acidulated phosphate fluoride
Enamel
Fluoride

Abstract

This double-blind crossover in situ study evaluated the effect of rinsing with water immediately after the application of acidulated phosphate fluoride (APF) on enamel demineralization. APF application was followed by: no rinsing or consuming of liquids or solids for the next 30 min; immediately washing with water jet or drinking of a glass of water. All treatments showed a statistically significant decrease in enamel mineral loss compared to the control (p < 0.05), but the differences among treatments were not significant (p > 0.05). The data suggest that the recommendation of asking patients to refrain from drinking water following professional APF application does not seem to have an influence on the anticaries effect of fluoride.

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Alberto Carlos Botazzo Delbem
R. José Bonifácio 1193
16015-050 Araçatuba, SP (Brazil)
Tel. +55 18 3636 3235, Fax +55 18 3636 3332
E-Mail adelbem@foa.unesp.br

Article Information

Received: March 19, 2004
Accepted after revision: August 21, 2004
Number of Print Pages : 3
Number of Figures : 1, Number of Tables : 1, Number of References : 10

Medline Abstract (ID 15914991)

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