Effectiveness and Color Stability of Resin Infiltration on Demineralized and Hypomineralized (MIH) Enamel in Children: Six-month Results of a Prospective Trial
To evaluate the masking effect and color stability of resin infiltration treatment in demineralized (white spot lesion) and hypomineralized (molar incisor hypomineralization) enamel lesions of young permanent anterior teeth. Eighty-four (84) anterior teeth with molar incisor hypomineralization or white spot lesions were treated with resin infiltration. The CIE L*a*b* values of sound enamel and enamel lesions were assessed with spectrophotometer and digital image analysis at baseline, immediate postop, 1 week and 6 months. The difference in ΔL, Δa, Δb, and ΔE measurements between sound enamel and the enamel lesions was compared using the repeated analysis of variance (ANOVA) test at p < 0.05. The enamel lesions were clearly discernible from the sound adjacent enamel at baseline. After resin infiltration, there was a significant drop in ΔE values of sound enamel and enamel lesions compared to baseline, and this difference did not change for 6 months, indicating a durable masking effect. At baseline and after 6 months, there was no significant difference in the ΔE values of the test groups. The demineralized and hypomineralized enamel defects were effectively masked by resin infiltration, which remained clinically stable for 6 months.SUMMARY
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CIE L*a*b* alterations in sound enamel and enamel lesions over time.
Mean color difference (ΔE) between sound enamel and enamel lesion over time.
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