Microspatial distribution of trace elements in feline dental hard tissues: early life exposure to essential and toxic elements.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Trace elements play a key role in dental tissue development, as dental hard tissues accumulate both essential and toxic trace elements during mineralization. Characterization of the spatial accumulation pattern of trace elements may provide insight into exposure to toxic elements over time and to the nature of disease processes affecting the hard dental tissues. Here, we present the first report of the use of laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) to map the microspatial distribution of multiple trace elements, essential and toxic, across feline dental hard tissues.

Methods

Eleven teeth were extracted from 8 cats. Nine teeth were from 7 cats diagnosed with idiopathic tooth resorption on intraoral radiographs prior to extraction.

SUBMITTER: Wright AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10333753 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature