Sophia Houari, Karen DeRocher, Tran Thu Thuy, Thibaud Coradin, Vesna Srot, Peter A van Aken, Hélène Lecoq, Thierry Sauvage, Etienne Balan, Julie Aufort, Marco Calemme, Nicolas Roubier, Julia Bosco, Katia Jedeon, Ariane Berdal, Derk Joester, Sylvie Babajko
Developmental Defects of Enamel (DDE) such as Dental Fluorosis (DF) and Molar Incisor Hypomineralization (MIH) are a major public health problem. Their clinical aspects are extremely variable, challenging their early and specific diagnosis and hindering progresses in restorative treatments. Here, a combination of macro-, micro- and nano-scale structural and chemical methods, including, among others, atom probe tomography recently applied on tooth enamel, were used to study and compare MIH, DF and healthy teeth from 89 patients...
August 11, 2023: Acta Biomaterialia