Pattern of mineral uptake in developing bovine incisors

C. Robinson*, J. A. Weatherell, I. El-Attar, D. Deutsch

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Abstract

This paper describes a stage in the development of deciduous bovine incisor enamel in which the tissue becomes extremely porous. This porosity, due apparently to a loss of matrix protein, is subsequently occluded by the acquisition of mineral in a secondary mineralisation phase. The porous zone has been demonstrated by a difference observed in the location of secondary mineral uptake per dry weight of tissue and secondary mineral uptake per volume of tissue. It appears to represent a stage of development analogous to that previously described in the continuously growing rat incisor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)389-393
Number of pages5
JournalCaries Research
Volume14
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1980
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Enamel development
  • Matrix
  • Mineral
  • Porosity

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