In vitro studies of the phenomenon of tetracycline incorporation into enamel.
Incorporation of tetracyline into dental enamels was studied by exposing presoftened enamel slabs to tetracycline-containing mineralizing solutions. Tetracycline was incorporated only when remineralization (assessed by hardness) occurred and the experimental conditions favored the formation of a soluble tetracycline Ca complex. The fluorescence induced by tetracycline incorporation into the enamel slabs was comparable to that reported under in vivo conditions.
D000818:Animals; D001031:Apatites; D002118:Calcium; D002417:Cattle; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000378:metabolism*; D005453:Fluorescence; D006244:Hardness; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000378:metabolism*; D014074:Tooth Calcification
D001031:Apatites; D013752:Tetracycline; D002118:Calcium