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COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF RESINTAG AND SURFACE TENSION OF HYDROPHILIC PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS REINFORCED WITH SILVER NANOPARTICLES WITH HYDROPHILIC AND CONVENTIONAL SEALANTS ON PERMANENT MOLARS – AN INVITRO STUDY

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Kalaivani Venkadessan, Jayashri Prabakar, Meignana Arumugham Indiran, Ganesh J, Rajesh Kumar. S
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.s2.171

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Introduction: The failure of hydrophobic pit and fissure sealants are due to saliva contamination and poor mixture control. This disadvantage can be eliminated or reduced to a greater extent by hydrophilic materials. By incorporating silver nanoparticles by green synthesis to the hydrophilic sealants, it enhances its properties. This study aims to compare the resin tag length formed and surface tension of hydrophilic sealant, UltraSeal XT® hydro™ reinforced with silver nanoparticles with conventional hydrophobic sealant in vitro. Materials and Methods: Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles was derived by using beetroot as a reducing agent. It was mixed with sealant in 1:10 ratio and applied to the teeth. Ultra seal and Clinpro sealants are also applied to the teeth. Resin tag length is assessed in Scanning electron Microscope and Surface tension is assessed using Goniometer. Results: Results revealed that with regard to surface tension of the sealants, Reinforced Ultraseal had a statistically significant lower surface tension than Clinpro and UltraSeal. Post hoc tukey’s revealed that reinforced UltraSeal had a statistically significant difference of 4.782 and 9.868 lesser surface tension than Clinpro and UltraSeal respectively. With the resin tag formation, Reinforced Ultraseal had a statistically significant higher resin tag than Clinpro and UltraSeal. Conclusion: Wettability of silver reinforced UltraSeal is better than the comparator and the resin tag length is more in silver reinforced UltraSeal, thus adding silver enhances the micromechanical retentive properties and wettability of the sealant.

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