title: The distribution pattern of fluoride concentrations in human cementum.
abstract: The distribution of fluoride across human cementum has been determined on 59 individual teeth taken post mortem from five subjects aged 30, 43, 54, 66 and 70 years. Eight teeth of different types were examined from each of the five subjects together with a further 19 teeth from the 54-year-old, making a total of 27 teeth from this subject. As in a previous study, F concentrations were generally higher towards the surface of the cementum, but there were considerable variations between F gradients. The teeth from each subject seemed to comprise a family of profiles, characteristic of the individual.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003739:Dental Cementum / Q000378:metabolism*; D005459:Fluorides / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D005459:Fluorides