Assessment of the Radiopacity of Different Fissure Sealants Compared to Dental Hard Tissues

Year 2024, Issue: 3, 27 - 35, 15.10.2024

Periş Çelikel , Aybike Baş , Fatih Şengül , Sera Şimşek Derelioğlu

https://doi.org/10.51122/neudentj.2024.112

Abstract

Aim: The radiopacity of dental materials is crucial for assessing the radiographic success of restorations and can significantly influence clinicians' choice of materials. The objective of our study is to compare the radiopacity of five fissure sealants with that of compomer, composite, glass ionomer filling, and dental hard tissues using digital imaging techniques.
Material and Method: Five different fissure sealants (Fuji Triage, BeautiSealant, Grandio Seal, Helioseal F Plus, Embrace Wetbond), compomer (Compoglass F), composite (Solare X), and glass ionomer filling (Equa Forte) materials were prepared as 5 samples each in disk form with a thickness of 2 mm. As controls, sections of primary and permanent teeth with a thickness of 2 mm, along with an aluminum step wedge were utilized. The mean gray values of the samples were measured using Image J software, and the equivalent aluminum thickness was subsequently determined. Statistics analysis using Kruskal-Wallis test at p<0.05.
Results: The equivalent aluminum thicknesses related to the radiopacity of fissure sealants are ranked as follows: Fuji Triage (5.2±0.2) > Grandio Seal (3.9±0.2) = permanent tooth enamel (3.7±0.2) = Embrace Wetbond (3.6±0.6) = primary tooth enamel (3.6±0.3) = BeautiSealent (2.1±0.3) > Helioseal F Plus (1.1±0) (p<0.05). The radiopacity equivalent aluminum thicknesses of restorative materials are ranked as follows: Compoglass F (7.3±0.4) > Solare X (4.7±0.3) = Equa Forte (4.4±0.4) = permanent tooth enamel (3.7±0.2) = primary tooth enamel (3.6±0.3) (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Materials like Fuji Triage and Compoglass F exhibit high radiopacity values, which can significantly aid clinical monitoring and restoration success.

Keywords

Aluminum Step Wedge, Digital Dental Radiography, Radiopacity

Farklı fissür örtücülerin diş sert dokularına kıyasla radyoopasitelerinin değerlendirmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Dental materyallerin radyoopasitesi yapılan restorasyonların radyografik başarısının belirlenmesinde rol oynamakta ve hekimlerin malzeme seçimini etkileyebilmektedir. Çalışmamızın amacı beş farklı fissür örtücünün kompomer,kompozit, cam iyonomer dolgu ve diş sert dokularına göre radyoopasitesinin dijital teknikle karşılaştırılmasıdır.
Materyal ve Metod: Beş farklı fissür örtücü (Fuji Triage, BeautiSealant, Grandio Seal, Helioseal F Plus, Embrace Wetbond), kompomer (Compoglass F), kompozit (Solare X) ve cam iyonomer dolgu (Equa Forte) materyallerinden 2 mm kalınlığında 5’er adet disk şeklinde örnekler hazırlandı. Kontrol olarak 2 mm kalınlığındaki süt ve daimi diş kesitleri ve alüminyum kademeli kama kullanıldı. Örneklerin ortalama gri değerleri Image J yazılımı kullanılarak ölçüldü ve eşdeğer alüminyum kalınlığı belirlendi. Veriler Kruskal-Wallis testi kullanılarak analiz edildi (p<0,05).
Bulgular: Fissür örtücülerin radyoopasitesine ait eşdeğer alüminyum kalınlıkları Fuji Triage (5,2±0,2)> Grandio Seal (3,9±0,2) = daimi diş minesi (3,7±0,2) = Embrace Wetbond (3,6±0,6) = süt dişi minesi (3,6±0,3) = BeautiSealent (2,1±0,3)> Helioseal F Plus (1,1±0) şeklinde sıralanmışlardır (p<0,05). Restoratif materyal radyoopasitesine ait eşdeğer alüminyum kalınlıkları ise Compoglass F (7,3±0,4)>Solare X (4,7±0,3) = Equa Forte (4,4±0,4) = daimi diş minesi (3,7±0,2) = süt dişi minesi (3,6±0,3) şeklinde sıralanmıştır (p<0,05).
Sonuç: Fuji Triage ve Compoglass F gibi materyaller yüksek radyoopasite değerleri sergilemekte olup, bu özellikleri klinik takip ve restorasyon başarısında önemlidir.

Keywords

Alüminyum kademeli kama, dental dijital radyografi, radyoopasite

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