Some physico-chemical properties of deciduous enamel of children with and without pre-natal fluoride supplementation (PNF).
Physico-chemical investigations of enamel from deciduous teeth of a small number of children with and without pre-natal fluoride supplementation (PNF) exhibited the following differences between the PNF and non-PNF enamel, with the former showing: (a) more homogeneous and less extensive patterns of acid-etching; (b) denser crystal populations in intra-prismatic regions; (c) larger prism dimensions; (d) greater total mineral density (wt%ash); (e) higher degree of crystallinity; (f) smaller a-axis dimensions; and (g) more fluoride and less carbonate contents. On the basis of these preliminary findings, further studies with larger numbers of samples would seem appropriate.
D002254:Carbonates / Q000032:analysis; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D002648:Child; D003461:Crystallography; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000032:analysis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003747:Dental Enamel Solubility; D005260:Female; D005459:Fluorides / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis; D011247:Pregnancy; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000032:analysis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D002254:Carbonates; D008903:Minerals; D005459:Fluorides