The aim of this study is to evaluate the ability of sodium thiosulfate (STS) to reverse the adverse effect of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) on dentin microhardness.
Fifty single-rooted teeth were decoronated and longitudinally sectioned. The samples were divided into a control and four sample groups (n = 20): Normal saline for 15 min as the control group, G1: 2.5% NaOCl for 15 min without an incubation period, G2: 2.5% NaOCl for 15 min, G3: 2.5% NaOCl for 15 min irrigated with normal saline followed by 5% Na2S2O3 for 10 min, G4: Normal saline for 15 min followed by 5% Na2S2O3 for 10 min. All groups except G1 were incubated for 1 week. The microhardness measurements were determined using the Vickers micro-hardness test. Data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test for pairwise comparisons. A p-value < 0.05 was considered significant.
All groups showed a significant decrease in the micro-hardness value compared with the control group. NaOCl for 1 week (G2) reduced the micro-hardness of dentine compared with samples, tested immediately after immersion in NaOCl (G1) (p < 0.05). NaOCl alone (G2) or treated with Na2S2O3 (G3) resulted in a significant decrease in microhardness compared with the Na2S2O3 group (G4) (p < 0.05).
Sodium thiosulfate as a neutralizing agent could not prevent the microhardness downturn caused by sodium hypochlorite

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The aim of this study is to evaluate the ability of sodium thiosulfate (STS) to reverse the adverse effect of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) on dentin microhardness.
Fifty single-rooted teeth were decoronated and longitudinally sectioned. The samples were divided into a control and four sample groups (n = 20): Normal saline for 15 min as the control group, G1: 2.5% NaOCl for 15 min without an incubation period, G2: 2.5% NaOCl for 15 min, G3: 2.5% NaOCl for 15 min irrigated with normal saline followed by 5% Na2S2O3 for 10 min, G4: Normal saline for 15 min followed by 5% Na2S2O3 for 10 min. All groups except G1 were incubated for 1 week. The microhardness measurements were determined using the Vickers micro-hardness test. Data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test for pairwise comparisons. A p-value < 0.05 was considered significant.
All groups showed a significant decrease in the micro-hardness value compared with the control group. NaOCl for 1 week (G2) reduced the micro-hardness of dentine compared with samples, tested immediately after immersion in NaOCl (G1) (p < 0.05). NaOCl alone (G2) or treated with Na2S2O3 (G3) resulted in a significant decrease in microhardness compared with the Na2S2O3 group (G4) (p < 0.05).
Sodium thiosulfate as a neutralizing agent could not prevent the microhardness downturn caused by sodium hypochlorite

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