Ion-modified nanoparticles induce different apatite formation in cervical dentine Toledano Pérez, Manuel Toledano Osorio, Manuel Medina Castillo, Antonio Luis López López, Modesto Torcuato Sánchez Aguilera, Fátima Osorio Ruiz, Raquel Dentin Hypersensitivity Microscopy Remineralization TEM XRD Aim: The aim of this research was to investigate if mineral and ultrastructure is modified when cervical dentin is treated with four different nanogels-based solutions for remineralizing purposes. Methodology: Experimental nanogels based on zinc, calcium and doxycycline-loaded polymeric nanoparticles were applied on citric acid etched dentin to facilitate the occlusion of tubules and the mineralization of the dentin surface. Dentin surfaces were studied by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy through selected area diffraction and bright-field imaging and selected area electron diffraction. Results: Crystals at the dentin surface were identified as hydroxyapatite with the highest crystallographic maturity and crystallite size in dentin treated with Zn-NPs based-gel. Texture increased in all samples from 24 h to 7 d, except in dentin surfaces treated with Zn-NPs gel. Polyhedral, plate-like and drop-like shaped apatite crystals constituted the bulk of minerals in dentin treated with Zn-NPs gel, after 7 d. Polymorphic, cubic and needle-like shaped crystals characterized minerals, more amorphous in dentin treated with Ca-NPs gel after 7 d than that found when Zn-NPs were applied. Doxycycline-NPs produced the smallest crystallites with poor crystallinity, maturity and chemical stability. Conclusions: Crystalline and amorphous phases of hydroxyapatite, described in both type of dentin treated with Zn-NPs as well as Ca-NPs gels, delayed the effect of erosion and contribute to improve the biomedical properties of cervical dentin after remineralization. Doxycycline-NPs based-gel are not recommended to treat dentin hypersensitivity. 2018-04-16T12:31:14Z 2018-04-16T12:31:14Z 2018-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Toledano M, Toledano-Osorio M, Medina-Castillo AL, López-López MT, Aguilera FS, Osorio R. Ion-modified nanoparticles induce different apatite formation in cervical dentine. Int Endod J. 2018 Feb 28. doi: 10.1111/iej.12918. [Epub ahead of print] [http://hdl.handle.net/10481/50255] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/50255 10.1111/iej.12918 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España