The Effect of Vaping on Force Degradation of Orthodontic Elastomeric Chains
Abstract
Electronic cigarettes, or vaping, may have far reaching consequences for dental public health. The objective of the study was to compare the force degradation of vapor exposed elastomeric chains to a control. Materials and Methods: Vaping in a simulated oral environment (experimental) was compared to a non-exposure sample (control) by examining e-chain force exertion prior to, and after, daily exposure to e-cigarette vapors at 24 hours, one, two, and four weeks. Both groups were stored in separate artificial saliva at 37 deg Celsius and 5 percent CO2, stretched on acrylic duplicates of 3D printed models. Group 1 and 2, (G1 and G2) were controls with AlastiK and Power Chain respectively; Group 3 and Group 4 (G3 and G4) were vaping exposed AlastiK and Power Chain. Results: Two-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed significant main effects for group and time, and a significant interaction effect between group and time. The Tukey post hoc test indicated significantly higher AlastiK scores than Power Chain at Baseline; and at week 4, all groups scores were significantly different (G2 greater than G4 greater than G3 greater than G1). AlastiK score decreased at a greater rate than Power Chain. Changes from baseline were significant with G2 less than G4 less than G1 less than G3. Conclusion: E-cigarette vapors can decrease elastomeric chain force. Vapor exposed and control groups had significant force differences between elastomeric products, with a greater rate of decrease in AlastiK. Possible prolonged orthodontic treatment is a talking point with vaping patients.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1110874
Entities
People
- Jisuk Park
- John R. Ensley
- Kraig S. Vandewalle
- Ryan L. Snyder
Organizations
- 59th Medical Wing