Study on Hypomineralized Areas in Hamster Molars

Hypomineralized area (HMA) scores were determined for hamster molars during tooth maturation and fluoride treatment. It was found that the molars were maturing until the animals were 45 days old, but from 45 to 74 days of age the HMA scores remained constant. Fluoride treatment decreased the HMA sco...

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Published inJournal of Nihon University School of Dentistry Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 122 - 126
Main Authors Tsujimoto, Yasuhisa, Ishibashi, Hideo, Yamazaki, Muneyoshi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Nihon University School of Dentistry 1994
Subjects
Animals
Cricetinae
Dental Caries - etiology
Dental Caries - prevention & control
Dental Enamel - chemistry
Dental Enamel - pathology
Dentistry
Diet, Cariogenic
fluoride
Fluorides, Topical - therapeutic use
hypomineralized area
maturation
Mesocricetus
Molar - growth & development
Molar - pathology
Streptococcus mutans
Tooth Calcification - physiology
topical treatment
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Summary:Hypomineralized area (HMA) scores were determined for hamster molars during tooth maturation and fluoride treatment. It was found that the molars were maturing until the animals were 45 days old, but from 45 to 74 days of age the HMA scores remained constant. Fluoride treatment decreased the HMA score. The group with the lowest HMA score was fed a cariogenic diet, inoculated withStreptococcus mutansand received topical fluoride treatment.
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ISSN:0029-0432
1884-2984
DOI:10.2334/josnusd1959.36.122