The level of two trace elements in carious, non-carious, primary, and permanent teeth

Authors : Rüya KURU, Gülşah BALAN, Şahin YILMAZ, Pakize Neslihan TAŞLI, Serap AKYÜZ, Ayşen YARAT, Fikrettin ŞAHİN

Pages : 77-80

Doi:10.26650/eor.20200072

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Publication Date : 2020-05-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose: The boron and fluoride mainly accumulate in the bones and teeth of the human body. The purpose of this study is to determine boron or fluoride levels in the whole tooth, to evaluate the correlation between their levels and to compare these levels in primary/permanent, carious, and non-carious groups. Materials and Methods: The boron and fluoride levels of thirty-six teeth, separated such as primary carious insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=9); and non-carious insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=9);, permanent carious insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=9); and non-carious insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=9);, were determined by ICP-MS and ion-selective electrode, respectively. Results: While boron levels were between 0.001 and 5.88 ppm, the fluoride levels were between 21.24 and 449.22 ppm. The boron level of non-carious teeth was higher than those of carious teeth in primary and permanent tooth groups. However, this difference was not statistically significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p>0.05);. The fluoride level of non-carious teeth was higher than those of carious teeth in primary insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.062); and permanent teeth groups insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.046);. Negative correlation, found between boron and fluoride in all groups, was significant only in non-carious teeth group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(r=-0.488, p=0.040);. Conclusion: The results of our study proved the importance of fluoride as a protective factor for dental caries once more. The boron levels in non-carious teeth were also higher than carious teeth. However, it was not significant. Moreover, there was negative correlation between teeth boron and fluoride levels. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct more detailed studies on the tooth boron level and its relation with caries formation and with fluoride levels.
Keywords : Boron, Fluoride, Teeth, Trace elements, Dental health