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. 1992;26(5):328-32.
doi: 10.1159/000261463.

Fluoride concentrations in unerupted fluorotic human enamel

A Richards  1 , S Likimani, V Baelum, O Fejerskov
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Fluoride concentrations in unerupted fluorotic human enamel

A Richards et al. Caries Res. 1992.

Abstract

Unerupted fluorotic human enamel was obtained from teeth surgically removed from patients with dental fluorosis. Fluoride was measured in samples produced by serial acid etching from the surface to the interior of blocks of buccal and lingual enamel. The severity of fluorosis, according to the TF index, was determined from the macroscopic and microradiographic appearance of the specimens. The shape of the fluoride profiles was not affected by the degree of severity of fluorosis, but the fluoride concentrations increased with increasing severity of lesions. Fluoride concentrations were similar to those previously recorded in erupted fluorotic enamel and were not related to the length of time the teeth had been present in the jaws. It was concluded that the fluoride content of erupted fluorotic enamel represents fluoride acquired during tooth formation and that further uptake prior to eruption may be negligible.

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