Enhancing mouthguard longevity: Impact of surface treatment against aging from brushing and disinfectant exposure.
Dent Traumatol
; 40(4): 453-459, 2024 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
The study aimed to assess the surface characteristics of sports mouthguards under mechanical stresses during cleaning, either by brushing or immersion in disinfectant solutions. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Ethylene-vinyl acetate samples, 4 mm thick, were randomly assigned to cleaningmethods:
control (C-no cleaning), brushing with water (B.W), brushing with neutral liquid soap (B.S), brushing with toothpaste (B.T), immersion in distilled water for 10 min (I.W), immersion in 2.25% sodium hypochlorite solution for 10 min (I.SH), and immersion in sodium bicarbonate solution for 5 min (I.SB). All cleaning methods were applied for 28 days. Surface roughness average (Ra) and wettability were measured at baseline for the control group (n = 9), and after cleaning for all the other groups.RESULTS:
One-way ANOVA with Tukey tests (5% significance) indicated significant differences among groups (p < .05). The I.SB group had higher surface roughness than B.S and B.T (p < .05). B.W showed the lowest wettability, significantly lower than B.T, I.W, and I.SB (p < .05). I.SB exhibited the highest wettability, significantly different from sodium hypochlorite, neutral liquid soap, brushing with water, and control groups (p < .05). The sodium bicarbonate immersion group (I.SB) demonstrated greater statistical variation, displaying higher susceptibility to aging compared to brushing with neutral liquid soap.CONCLUSION:
Cleaning mouthguards with a toothbrush, water, and neutral liquid soap emerged as the most promising method, causing minimal surface changes in the material.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Propriedades de Superfície
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Escovação Dentária
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Protetores Bucais
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dent Traumatol
Assunto da revista:
ODONTOLOGIA
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TRAUMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Dinamarca