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Evaluation of permanent and primary enamel and dentin mineral density using micro-computed tomography

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Abstract

Objectives

The present study was performed to investigate the mineral density distribution in enamel and dentin for both permanent and primary teeth and to establish the standard density per tooth type using micro-computed tomography (CT).

Methods

Fifty-seven extracted human teeth (37 permanent, 20 primary) were evaluated in the present study. The enamel and dentin mineral densities in the extracted teeth were measured using micro-CT. Cubic regression curves were used to determine the mineral density distribution in the enamel and dentin for each tooth type.

Results

The mean values, distributions, and regression equations of the mineral densities were obtained. The mean mineral density values for permanent enamel and dentin were significantly higher than those for their primary counterparts for each tooth type.

Conclusions

In the present study, we demonstrated the distribution of mineral density in sound enamel and dentin and attempted to determine the standard mineral density for each tooth type using micro-CT. The mineral density distributions found in this study contribute to our understanding of the mechanical properties of enamel and dentin. A positive correlation suggests that the systemic bone mineral density could be predicted based on the analysis of exfoliated teeth, such as in patients with hypophosphatasia. The present results may be useful in establishing a numerical standard for the mechanism involved in root fracture and for early detection of root fracture risk.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (no. 17K11665) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.

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  1. Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 5274 Gakkocho-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8514, Japan

    Sachiko Hayashi-Sakai, Takafumi Hayashi, Makiko Ike, Yutaka Nikkuni & Hideyoshi Nishiyama

  2. Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University, 2-746 Asahimachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8518, Japan

    Makoto Sakamoto, Tatsuya Kondo & Kaito Sugita

  3. Department of System and Automotive Engineering, Niigata College of Technology, 5-13-7 Kamishinei-cho, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2076, Japan

    Jun Sakai

  4. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, The Nippon Dental University, School of Life Dentistry at Niigata, 1-8 Hamaura-cho, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8580, Japan

    Junko Shimomura-Kuroki

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Sachiko Hayashi-Sakai, Makoto Sakamoto, Takafumi Hayashi, Kaito Sugita, Jun Sakai, Junko Shimomura-Kuroki, Makiko Ike, Yutaka Nikkuni and Hideyoshi Nishiyama declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1964 and later versions. Informed consent was obtained from all patients for being included in the study.

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Hayashi-Sakai, S., Sakamoto, M., Hayashi, T. et al. Evaluation of permanent and primary enamel and dentin mineral density using micro-computed tomography. Oral Radiol 35, 29–34 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11282-018-0315-2

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