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The Effectiveness of Sweet Tamarind Solutions as Calculus-Softening Agents
Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of seeds and pulps of sweet tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) in aqueous solutions as calculus-softening agents by reducing calculus hardness.
Methods: Softening of calculus were showed by reduction of calculus hardness measured using Micro Vickers Hardness Tester. Calculus hardnesses were measured before and after the application of sweet tamarinds. Twenty-four post-scaling calculus were divided into six groups according to the application of sweet tamarinds (T); untreated (T0) as a control, tamarind seeds solution 25％ (T1), tamarind seeds solution 50％ (T2), tamarind pulp solution 25％ (T3), tamarind pulp solution 50％ (T4), plain tamarind pulp (T5). The sweet tamarinds were smeared on one side of the mounted calculus. All groups of calculus were soaked in artificial saliva and incubated in 370C incubator for 30 minutes. The data were analyzed statistically using Kruskal-Wallis test and Post-Hoc Mann-Whitney U-test.
Results: The mean hardnesses of calculus before and after the application of sweet tamarind are compared. The mean hardness of untreated calculus (T0) that are only soaked in artificial saliva is increasing. Besides, the mean hardnesses of calculus in treatment groups T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 are decreasing. There are significant differences among the six groups (p＜0.05). The mean hardness of calculus smeared with tamarind pulp solution 50％ (T4) is significantly different from the control group (T0) (p＜0.05). The mean hardness of calculus smeared with tamarind pulp solution 25％ (T3) shows a significant statistical difference when compared to other groups (T0, T1, T2, T4, T5) (p＜0.05).
Conclusions: It can be concluded that tamarind pulp solution 25％ is effective in being used as a calculus-softening agent shown by a significant reduction of calculus hardness.
Methods: Softening of calculus were showed by reduction of calculus hardness measured using Micro Vickers Hardness Tester. Calculus hardnesses were measured before and after the application of sweet tamarinds. Twenty-four post-scaling calculus were divided into six groups according to the application of sweet tamarinds (T); untreated (T0) as a control, tamarind seeds solution 25％ (T1), tamarind seeds solution 50％ (T2), tamarind pulp solution 25％ (T3), tamarind pulp solution 50％ (T4), plain tamarind pulp (T5). The sweet tamarinds were smeared on one side of the mounted calculus. All groups of calculus were soaked in artificial saliva and incubated in 370C incubator for 30 minutes. The data were analyzed statistically using Kruskal-Wallis test and Post-Hoc Mann-Whitney U-test.
Results: The mean hardnesses of calculus before and after the application of sweet tamarind are compared. The mean hardness of untreated calculus (T0) that are only soaked in artificial saliva is increasing. Besides, the mean hardnesses of calculus in treatment groups T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 are decreasing. There are significant differences among the six groups (p＜0.05). The mean hardness of calculus smeared with tamarind pulp solution 50％ (T4) is significantly different from the control group (T0) (p＜0.05). The mean hardness of calculus smeared with tamarind pulp solution 25％ (T3) shows a significant statistical difference when compared to other groups (T0, T1, T2, T4, T5) (p＜0.05).
Conclusions: It can be concluded that tamarind pulp solution 25％ is effective in being used as a calculus-softening agent shown by a significant reduction of calculus hardness.