Kühnisch, J; Galler, M; Seitz, M; Stich, H; Lussi, A; Hickel, R; Kunzelmann, K H; Bücher, K (2012). Irregularities below the Enamel-Dentin Junction May Predispose for Fissure Caries. Journal of dental research, 91(11), pp. 1066-70. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage 10.1177/0022034512458688
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)This study investigated the structure of the fissure fundus on occlusal surfaces with respect to the detection of possible irregularities below the enamel-dentin junction (EDJ). Occlusal surfaces were examined by micro-computed tomography (µCT). In total, 203 third molars with clinically sound occlusal fissures or non-cavitated lesions were selected. All specimens were scanned with µCT. Subsequently, each tooth was sectioned, and each slice was investigated by stereomicroscopy. In 7 of 203 molars (3.4%), demarcated radiolucencies below the EDJ were detected by µCT. These defects were obviously of non-carious origin, because the µCT images revealed no gradient of demineralization in the dentin. In all cases, a direct pathway between the oral cavity and the dentin was evident. The comparison of the µCT sites with conventional histological images also revealed defects in the dentin. These results demonstrate that demarcated radiolucencies below the EDJ may not necessarily be caries lesions according to µCT images and may be classified as possible developmental irregularities. To avoid misinterpreting µCT data, dental researchers should carefully consider this condition when analyzing µCT images. The clinical significance of this finding is that these defects may predispose molar teeth to early-onset caries in occlusal pits and fissures.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Preventive, Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry |
UniBE Contributor: |
Stich, Hermann, Lussi, Adrian |
ISSN: |
0022-0345 |
Publisher: |
Sage |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Eveline Carmen Schuler |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:30 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:09 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1177/0022034512458688 |
PubMed ID: |
22904204 |
Web of Science ID: |
000309932100012 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/11218 (FactScience: 217245) |
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