Abstract

SOARES, PAULO VINÍCIUS et al. Influência da desidratação no padrão de deformação de dentes humanos e bovinos: estudo in vitro. RPG, Rev. pós-grad. [online]. 2012, vol.19, n.4, pp. 153-158. ISSN 0104-5695.

The aim of this study was to measure the effect of the elapsed time on micro-strain of dental structure by strain gauge test of human and bovine teeth. Ten standardized bovine incisors and ten standardized human premolars were obtained. To measure the strain it was fixed one strain gauge on the buccal of each sample and it was also performed a compression test on each of dehydration times: T0: immediately after removal from moisture; T5: after dehydration in room temperature (23 ± 1oC) for 5 minutes; T15: dehydration for 15 minutes; T45: dehydration for 45 minutes; T120: dehydration for 120 minutes; T24: dehydration for 24 hours; T24Re: dehydration for 24 hours and rehydration for 24 hours in distilled water. The results were statistically analyzed by using one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s test (p < 0.05). Mean and standard deviation values in micro-Strain (μS) of human teeth were: T0: 56.7 ± 28.5 a; T5: 56.9 ± 43.7 a; T15: 40.2 ± 29.7 ab; T45: 41.2 ± 22.1 ab; T120: 32.2 ± 22.5 ab; T24: 22.6 ± 21.7 b; T24Re: 38.5 ± 12.9 ab, and bovine teeth were: T0: 47.5 ± 15.6 a; T5: 39.2 ± 12.5ab; T15: 34.2 ± 11.5 abc; T45: 29.0 ± 7.9 bc; T120: 25.3 ± 10.5 bc; T24: 22.6 ± 10.2 bc; T24Re: 29.9 ± 13.2 bc. The μS values were decreased with increasing of the dehydration time for both teeth groups. It can be concluded that dehydration caused strain decreasing being necessary to keep the samples hydrated during strain gauge tests.

Keywords : Dental Enamel; Dentistry; Bicuspid; Esmalte dentário; Odontologia; Dente premolar.