Fluorine analysis of human enamel around fluoride-containing materials under different pH-cycling by -PIGE/PIXE system

小松 久憲*; 山本 洋子*; 松田 康裕*; 木地村 太基*; 衣川 道彦*; 奥山 克史*; 能町 正治*; 安田 啓介*; 佐藤 隆博; 及川 将一*

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B, 269(20), p.2274 - 2277, 2011/10

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2011.02.042

The purpose of this study was to determine F uptake into enamel around FCMs under different pH-cycling using the in-air -PIGE/PIXE system at TIARA. After pH-cycling, the caries progression in all materials was analyzed using transverse microradiography (TMR). The F and calcium distributions of the lesion in each specimen of FCMs were evaluated using PIGE/PIXE system. The amount of F in the outer 150 m of the lesion was then calculated for comparing F uptake. As a result, there was a difference in the caries progression between materials. In clinical setting, it is important to select FCM according to the caries risk. From F analysis, there was no significant difference in the F uptake from each material between the solutions, though there was significant difference between the materials.