Mechanism of differential staining in carious dentin.
The caries detector, 1.0% acid red solution in propylene glycol, failed to stain EDTA-demineralized bovine dentin matrix, but stained the same matrix when treated by lactic acid in a concentration above 0.01 M. Thus, acid of bacterial origin could possibly be responsible for the stainability change of carious dentin in vivo.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003804:Dentin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D007773:Lactates / Q000494:pharmacology; D019344:Lactic Acid; D012235:Rhodamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014966:Xanthenes / Q000494:pharmacology*
D004396:Coloring Agents; D007773:Lactates; D012235:Rhodamines; D014966:Xanthenes; C022027:lissamine rhodamine B; D019344:Lactic Acid; D003094:Collagen