A composite disclosing agent can help dentists distinguish resin boundaries from the tooth structure and facilitate its complete removal while avoiding damage to the surrounding sound tooth structures. In this study we characterized the interaction of composite resin with various organic molecules with functional groups comparable to composite monomers which resulted in the development of a composite disclosing agent. The adhesion of these molecules to composite and tooth enamel and the ability to selectively stain composite were verified using spectrophotometry and other techniques. The optimal staining conditions were confirmed clinically in a pilot study on orthodontic patients. Our results indicated that a molecule with phenyl groups resembling composite monomers, such as methyl salicylate, was able to adsorb to composite resin through Van Der Waals forces and not tooth enamel and serve as a primer for a disclosing agent.

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基于吸附表面处理的树脂复合材料显示剂

复合显示剂可以帮助牙医将树脂边界与牙齿结构区分开来，并促进其完全去除，同时避免损坏周围的健全牙齿结构。在这项研究中，我们描述了复合树脂与各种具有与复合单体相当的官能团的有机分子的相互作用，从而开发了复合显示剂。使用分光光度法和其他技术验证了这些分子对复合材料和牙釉质的粘附性以及选择性染色复合材料的能力。在对正畸患者进行的初步研究中，临床证实了最佳染色条件。我们的结果表明，具有类似于复合单体的苯基的分子，例如水杨酸甲酯，