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Changes in the Permselectivity of Human Teeth during Caries Attack

American Dental Association Health Foundation, Paffenbarger Research Center, Room A153, Bldg. 224, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899

Y. Mao

American Dental Association Health Foundation, Paffenbarger Research Center, Room A153, Bldg. 224, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899

C.M. Carey

American Dental Association Health Foundation, Paffenbarger Research Center, Room A153, Bldg. 224, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899

L.C. Chow

American Dental Association Health Foundation, Paffenbarger Research Center, Room A153, Bldg. 224, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899

Previous studies have shown that enamel permselectivity can influence fluid composition within caries lesions during de- and remineralization. The permselectivity of human enamel, cementum, and dentin sections was examined, in a microwell model, by measurement of the membrane potential developed by KCl diffusion while the sections were immersed in solutions simulating resting (pH = 5.6) and cariogenic plaque fluid (pH = 4.8). In a second experiment, the effects of charged compounds (phytate and Zonyl-FSC) on the tooth permselectivity were examined. The average membrane potentials (± SD) in "resting plaque" solution were: sound enamel, 18.9 ± 3.2 mV, n = 66; dentin, 0.9 ± 9.2 mV, n = 59; and cementum, -0.8 ± 8.2 mV, n = 42, with a positive sign indicating cation selectivity. The average membrane potentials became more negative in "cariogenic plaque" solution for all types of sections: sound enamel, 5.2 ± 2.1 mV, n = 46; dentin, -8.1 ± 7.4 mV, n = 45; and cementum, -14.3 ± 8.0 mV, n = 34. In lesion enamel sections, the membrane potential was reduced from the non-lesion wells in both types of test solutions, while phytate treatment caused an increase of approximately 10 mV in potential (increased cation selectivity) in every enamel well in either "resting" or "cariogenic" solution. Treatment of enamel sections with Zonyl-FSC caused the membrane potential to become more negative in both test solutions, with many of the wells showing anion selectivity in the cariogenic "plaque-like" solution. However, the changes in enamel membrane potentials induced by Zonyl-FSC slowly increased toward the initial values after treatment, while the effects of the phytate pre-treatment persisted. Most dentin sections treated with phytate also showed an increase in potential after phytate treatment; however, Zonyl-FSC seemed to have little effect on the membrane potential of dentin. The results of this study suggest that modification of tooth permselectivity by surface-active agents may be a viable method of decreasing the rate of caries progression.

Key Words: permselectivity • caries • enamel • dentin • cementum.

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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 76, No. 2, 673-681 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345970760020801


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