Occluding dentin tubules with monetite paste / 华西口腔医学杂志

OBJECTIVES@#This study was performed to evaluate the occlusion of monetite paste on dentine tubule and provide a new potential method for treating dentine hypersensitivity.@*METHODS@#Calcium oxide, strontium chloride, and polyethylene glycol phosphate were mixed in a certain proportion and ground in a planetary ball mill. The reaction was carried out by adjusting the pH to obtain monetite and hydroxyapatite paste. The morphological characteristics of the paste were observed through scanning electron microscope (SEM). The structure and composition were analyzed through X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR). The extracted third molar was selected to undergo demineralization to establish the @*RESULTS@#XRD and FTIR showed that the composition of the paste was mainly monetite, and the composition of hydroxyapatite paste was mainly composed of hydroxyapatite. SEM revealed that the size of the crystal particles of the synthesized paste was tens to hundreds of nanometers. Monetite and hydroxyapatite paste could produce a thicker mineralization layer on the dentin surface, and the mineralization of the dentin tubules of monetite was deeper than that of hydroxyapatite paste. The microhardness of the monetite paste group was significantly less than those of the hydroxyapatite paste groups (@*CONCLUSIONS@#Monetite paste could effectively block the exposed dentin tubules and be used for treating dentin hypersensitivity.

Effects of Grape Seed Proanthocyanidin and Casein Peptide on the liver function and protein nutritional status in rats with radiation injury / 肠外与肠内营养

Objective: To investigate the effects of grape seed proanthocyanidin(GSP) and casein peptide on the liver function and protein nutritional status in rays irradiated rats. Methods: Adult wistar rats were randomized into four groups with 20 rats in each group including normal control, radiation control, GSP and GSP+casein peptide combined groups. The GSP group was fed with basic diet containing 1% GSP, the combined group was fed with basic diet containing 1% GSP plus 5% casein peptide. Animals except normal control were irradiated by 60 Co? rays(7Gy) 10 days later. 6 survivors were randomly selected from each group and killed on the 7 th d after radiation. The levels of the total protein (TP) and the albumin (ALB), the activities of the glutamate pyruvate transaminase(GPT) and the glutamate oxaloacetale transaminase(GOT) in serum were measured. The change of the body weight of the animals was observed during the experiment time. Results: After radiation the body weight of the rats dropped sharply. The loss of the weight in combined group were significantly lower than in radiation control group and in GSP group(P