2001 Volume 22 Issue 2 Pages 190-196
Based on the results of our previous study, we carried out 2 types of experiments on the effective removal method on the adhesion surface contaminated with saliva as the primary factor inhibiting adhesion. In Experiment 1. adhesion tests were performed, and adhesion strength was evaluated. In Experiment 2, a reagent for the salivary amylase reaction was used, and residual amylase solution was examined. The following results were obtained.
(1) Experiment 1: No significant differences were observed among saliva alone. washing with water, and alcohol. Sandblasting showed the maximum value.
(2) Experiment 2: Salivary amylase reactions were observed for saliva alone, washing with water, alcohol, and dichloromethane.
(3) Both Experiments 1 and 2 showed a similar tendency.
(4) The results of Experiments 1 and 2 suggested the usefulness of Oxydol. ultrasonic cleansing, tooth surface cleaning machine, and sandblasting.
