The effect of dentine on fluorescence measurements of enamel lesions in vitro

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Rousseau, C. and Vaidya, S. and Creanor, S.L. and Hall, A.F. and Girkin, J.M. and Whitters, C.J. and Strang, R. and McHugh, S. (2002) The effect of dentine on fluorescence measurements of enamel lesions in vitro. Caries Research, 36 (6). pp. 381-385. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000066533)

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Abstract

This study aimed to determine the contribution of the underlying dentine and the enamel-dentine junction to measurements of mineral loss from enamel recorded using quantitative light fluorescence (QLF). Sixteen square blocks (5 × 5 mm) were cut from the labial surfaces of extracted bovine incisor teeth. A dental drill was used to remove dentine and the enamel-dentine junction from half of each specimen. All specimens were embedded in epoxy resin and ground to produce a smooth, flat enamel surface. Half of the enamel surface of the block, perpendicular to where the dentine had been removed, was demineralised for 72 h prior to undertaking QLF measurements from the enamel surface to compare fluorescence loss from different areas of the block. QLF readings taken from lesions with no underlying dentine or enamel-dentine junction were very similar to readings from lesions with underlying dentine. A comparison of the two data sets demonstrated a linear relationship with a gradient of 0.95 and a y intercept of -1.24 (r2 = 0.936). From these data, the underlying dentine and enamel-dentine junction did not influence mineral loss in enamel measured using QLF.

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