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| Author(s): |
Gabriela Ferian Molina
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Ribeirão Preto. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2012-04-09 |
| Examining board members: |
Raquel Fernanda Gerlach;
Carolina Patricia Aires;
Frederico Barbosa de Sousa
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| Advisor: | Raquel Fernanda Gerlach |
| Abstract | |
Like fluoride, lead (Pb) accumulates on the enamel surface pre-eruptively, but it is not yet known whether it also deposits on enamel while dental caries is developing. This study evaluates Pb distribution in bovine enamel slabs submitted to a pH-cycling regimen simulating the caries process. The slabs were subjected to 8 cycles of de- and remineralizing conditions, and Pb (as acetate salt) was added to the de- and remineralized solutions at concentrations of 30 μg/l (experimental group, E1) and 300 μg/l (experimental group, E2). The control group (C) consisted of solutions to which Pb was not added. After the pH cycling, 100 μm sections of the slabs were analyzed by polarizing microscopy, to observe the extent of caries-like lesions, and these sections were used for Pb estimation by Synchrotron radiation X-ray microfluorescence. Caries lesions were observed along all superficial enamel surfaces to an extent of 120 μm. A Pb concentration gradient was observed in enamel, which decreased toward dentine. The highest Pb signals were observed for group E2, and the differences were statistically significant at enamel depths of 0 (C vs. E2; p = 0.029) and 50 m (C vs. E2 and E1vs. E2; p = 0.029). In conclusion, this study suggests that if Pb is present in the oral environment, it may deposit in enamel during the caries process. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 09/13623-0 - Spacial distribution of Ca, K, Zn, Pb, Cu, Mn e Sr at different depths from caries lesions produced in vitro in the presence of lead. |
| Grantee: | Gabriela Ferian Molina |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |