Concentration of Selected Elements in the Roots and Crowns of Both Primary and Permanent Teeth with Caries Disease

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 96, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 159-167

  Gierat Kucharzewska, Barbara ^a   Braziewicz, Janusz ^b,c   Majewska, Urszula ^b,c   Góźdz, Stanisław ^b   Karasiński, Antoni ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b Holycross Cancer Centre   (Poland)

^c JAN KOCHANOWSKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Crown; Elements; Permanent teeth caries root; Primary teeth

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; STRONTIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH ROOT;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION, PERMANENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 1642561881     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/BTER:96:1-3:159     Document Type: Article

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