title: [Incipient carious lesions and their histological characteristics, in teeth of Mexico city residents].
abstract: Twelve tooth sections from young Mexico City patients with incipient caries-like lesions, were examined through polarized light microscope and lightening media. According to size, lesions under study were classified as "late" in occurrence. Their median depth was 450 microns: their surface area measured an average breadth of 63 microns; the body of the lesion was 310 microns, and the dark zone, 73 microns. The translucid area was detected in 83% of the sections. In 41% of the teeth, well-mineralized laminations were observed within the body of the lesion. Further studies on a larger number of cases is vehemently recommended, in order to understand better the characteristics and variations of incipient and latent lesions in our general population.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Irigoyen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Villanueva
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Molina
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Lesiones cariosas incipientes y sus características histológicas, en dientes de personas de la ciudad de México.