COMPARISON OF ENAMEL SURFACE ROUGHNESS PARAMETERS FOR RESIN REMOVAL FOLLOWING DEBONDING USING TUNGSTEN CARBIDE BUR AND SOFLEX DISCS WITH HIGH SPEED AND LOW SPEED HAND PIECES

  • Saadia Nazir BDS, FCPS (Trainee) Registrar, Orthodontics, Shahida Islam Medical & Dental College, Lodhran.
  • Javeria Asif Cheema BDS, MCPS, FCPS, Associate Professor, Head of Orthodontics Department, The Children Hospital & ICH, Lahore.
  • Farhan Ahmed BDS, MFD (RCSI), FCPS, Senior Registrar & Head of Orthodontics Department, Shahida Islam Medical & Dental College, Lodhran.
  • Usman Qadir Khan BDS, MDS, Associate Professor & Head of Oral& Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Shahida Islam Medical & Dental College, Lodhran.
  • Muhammad Anwaar Alam BDS, MSc, Assistant Professor & Head of Oral Biology Department, Shahida Islam Medical & Dental College, Lodhran.
  • Syeda Tehmina Rehman BDS, MCPS, Senior Registrar, Head of Periodontolgy Department, Shahida Islam Medical & Dental College, Lodhran.
Keywords: Diamond bur, enamel surface roughness, tungsten carbide bur

Abstract

This study was done to compare the enamel surface roughness parameters and the time taken to remove the resin from tooth surface after de-bonding, using tungsten carbide bur (TCB) and soflex discs with high and low speed hand pieces. It was a Randomized control trial, and was conducted at Children’s Hospital/Institute of Child Health and PCSIR, Lahore from 1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016. A total of 60 patients (30 in each group) were enrolled. Group A comprised of patients in which resin remnant was removed by TCB in high speed hand piece (HSHP) whereas in Group B, resin remnant was removed by TCB in low speed hand piece (LSHP) followed by soflex discs in both groups.
Root mean square roughness (μm) changes were noted as 1.45±1.79 and 1.56±0.82 (μm) in Group A and B respectively. Maximum roughness depth (μm) changes were 4.36±2.93 in Group A and 4.33±3.92 (μm) in Group B. Time (sec) consumed in group A was 29.47±4.06 and in group B was 29.67±4.18.
It was concluded that TCB in LSHP along with soflex disc produces slightly more roughness as compared to TCB in HSHP and soflex disc. However, the difference was not statistically significant. Slightly less time was taken by tungsten carbide bur and soflex disc in HSHP.

Published
2020-03-15
How to Cite
Saadia Nazir, Javeria Asif Cheema, Farhan Ahmed, Usman Qadir Khan, Muhammad Anwaar Alam, & Syeda Tehmina Rehman. (2020). COMPARISON OF ENAMEL SURFACE ROUGHNESS PARAMETERS FOR RESIN REMOVAL FOLLOWING DEBONDING USING TUNGSTEN CARBIDE BUR AND SOFLEX DISCS WITH HIGH SPEED AND LOW SPEED HAND PIECES. Pakistan Oral & Dental Journal, 40(1), 20-23. Retrieved from https://podj.com.pk/index.php/podj/article/view/516
Issue
Vol. 40 No. 1 (2020): January-March 2020
Section
Orthodontics