REHARDENING OF SOFTENED ENAMEL SURFACES

The calcification ability of body fluids was measured by the techniques developed for studying remineralization of softened tooth surfaces. Human submaxillary, parotid and whole salivas had marked calcifying properties and individual differences were evident. Human blood serums had considerably less...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pigman,Ward
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
BLOOD SERUM
BODY FLUIDS
CALCIFICATION
DEGRADATION
DENTISTRY
DISEASES
FLUORIDES
IN VITRO ANALYSIS
IN VIVO ANALYSIS
Medicine and Medical Research
MICROORGANISMS
MOUTH
PATHOLOGY
SALIVA
TEETH
Online Access:Request full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The calcification ability of body fluids was measured by the techniques developed for studying remineralization of softened tooth surfaces. Human submaxillary, parotid and whole salivas had marked calcifying properties and individual differences were evident. Human blood serums had considerably less calcification ability and were similar to the extracellular fluid synovial fluid. Some of these serums and synovial fluids had no ability. The method offers a new and unique approach to the direct measurement of the calcifying powers of body fluids and of correlating these properties with pathological conditions affecting calcification processes. The method was used for both in vivo and in vitro work. For the latter, small slabs of softened tooth enamel were inserted subdermally in guinea pigs. After eight days, the slabs were removed and the hardness determined.mExtensive rehardening occurred. This variation of the method should be useful for the vitro controlled experiments with animals, and possibly even humans. (Author)