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- Title
Lead in enamel and saliva, dental caries and the use of enamel biopsies for measuring past exposure to lead.
- Authors
Brudevold, F; Aasenden, R; Srinivasian, B N; Bakhos, Y
- Abstract
Enamel biopsies taken from schoolchildren in a community where exposure to lead was a health hazard were analyzed for lead and fluoride. The children with high enamel lead had significantly higher caries scores than the children with low enamel lead, in spite of the fact that the high lead group also was higher in enamel fluoride. There was no increase in enamel lead with age. The lead in saliva was only a fraction of that in blood. Infants with lead poisoning showed higher saliva lead than a normal infant. The use of the lead in enamel biopsies and in saliva for measuring exposure to lead is discussed.
- Publication
Journal of dental research, 1977, Vol 56, Issue 10, p1165
- ISSN
0022-0345
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1177/00220345770560100701