Effect of fluoride on mineral loss in the intra-oral cariogenicity test.
The loss of Ca and P was determined in different layers of enamel slabs after an Intra-Oral Cariogenicity Test with 3% sucrose in the presence and absence of F-. The mineral loss could be inhibited largely by 0.1% F-. A direct relationship between indenter penetration change and mineral loss was demonstrated in the absence of F-.
D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002326:Cariogenic Agents; D002417:Cattle; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000503:physiopathology; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D005459:Fluorides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006244:Hardness; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism*; D013395:Sucrose / Q000494:pharmacology
D002326:Cariogenic Agents; D010758:Phosphorus; D013395:Sucrose; D005459:Fluorides; D002118:Calcium