RT  - Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
ID  - 10.17796/1053-4628-40.2.113
T1  - Storing Tooth Segments for Optimal Esthetics
A1  - Tamer Tuzuner
A1  - Sedanur Turgut
A1  - Bugra Ozen
A1  - Hamiyet Kılınç
A1  - Bora Bagis
K1  - fractured tooth
K1  - optical properties
K1  - storage conditions
YR  - 2016
SP  - 113
AB  - <p><strong>Objective</strong>: A fractured whole crown segment can be reattached to its remnant; crowns from extracted teeth may be used as pontics in splinting techniques. We aimed to evaluate the effect of different storage solutions on tooth segment optical properties after different durations. <strong>Study design</strong>: Sixty central incisor crowns were divided into 6 groups (n = 10); Group 1 was kept dry; Groups 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 were placed in an isotonic solution, water, milk, saliva, and casein-phosphopeptide–amorphous-calcium-phosphate (CPP–ACP), respectively, for 30 min, 12 h, 1 day, 1 week, and 3 weeks. Color values were measured using a colorimeter. Data were analyzed with Kruskal–Wallis tests, Mann–Whitney U-tests, and Friedman Wilcoxon tests with Bonferroni stepwise corrections (p &lt; 0.05). <strong>Results</strong>: ΔE* values varied from 0.3 to 15.3 over the 3 week period. Group 1 demonstrated the greatest color changes over all durations; Group 6 exhibited the least. L*, a*, b*, and ΔE* values varied between time periods in all groups; the differences were significant (p &lt; 0.01), except for L* and ΔE* values in Group 2 and a* values in Group 6 (p &gt; 0.01). Comparing ΔE* values, Group 6 was significantly different from the other groups for all durations (p &lt; 0.01), except Group 4. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> A CPP–ACP complex solution seems a good choice for tooth fragment storage. Milk and saliva solutions may cause perceptible color changes if tooth fragments are stored for 3 weeks before use.</p>