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Chen X, Inoue G, Fan L, Sekizawa O, Nitta K, Ikeda M, Shimada Y. Enhancement of mineral density and mechanical properties in root caries treated with silver diammine fluoride and glass ionomer cement, with emphasis on silver ion distribution. J Dent 2024; 146:105041. [PMID: 38762076 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2024.105041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to measure the distribution of silver ion (Ag+), mineral recovery, and nanohardness in carious lesions and comprehensively evaluate the degree of dentin restoration. METHODS Sixty human teeth with root caries were randomly assigned to the control, silver diammine fluoride (SDF) [Safo], and SDF+Glass ionomer cement (GIC) treatment [Safo+Fuji] groups. Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) was performed at five time points for each sample before/after treatment to evaluate mineral density within and around carious lesions. Three months following treatment, 12 samples were selected for synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence analysis to evaluate Ag+ distribution, while 15 samples were selected for nanoindentation. Data were analyzed using Dunnett's T3 test for micro-CT and Wilcoxon rank sum test with Bonferroni correction (p = 0.017) for nanoindentation. The correlation between hardness and mineral change was analyzed using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient. RESULTS The Safo and Safo+Fuji groups showed significantly higher mineral recovery rates than did the control group (p < 0.001). In the Safo group, Ag+ accumulated in the deeper layers rather than the superficial layer of caries. In the Safo+Fuji group, Ag+ was found evenly distributed throughout caries, with only a few Ag+ detected in the GIC layer. Hardness in the Safo+Fuji group was significantly higher compared with the Safo group at depths in the range of 10-50 µm. CONCLUSION In the presence of GICs, SDF exhibited high remineralization capacity when diffusing throughout carious lesions over time. Combined treatment with SDF and GIC could strengthen root dentin even in the presence of caries. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE We found that combination treatment with SDF and GIC could increase mineral density in caries and improve the hardness of the tooth structure compared with fluoride-based agents alone. These findings might pave the way for future clinical trials to determine the therapeutic potential of nanotechnology-based restorative materials.
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- Xuefei Chen
- Department of Cariology and Operative Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan
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- Department of Cariology and Operative Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan.
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- Department of Cariology and Operative Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan
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- Research & Utilization Division, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- Research & Utilization Division, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo-cho, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- Department of Oral Biomedical Engineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan
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- Department of Cariology and Operative Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45, Yushima, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan
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Qin Q, Li Y, Zhou Y. An improved method for preparing stained ground teeth sections. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15240. [PMID: 37138821 PMCID: PMC10150715 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Objective In oral histopathology teaching and research, there is a need for high-quality undemineralized tooth sections that are easy to handle, have controlled thickness, allow the observation of intact microstructures, and can be preserved for long periods of time. Methods Teeth were collected under non-demineralizing conditions. Tooth sections (15-25 µm) were prepared using a diamond knife, then randomly divided into three groups: (1) stained with rosin, (2) stained with hematoxylin and eosin, or (3) not stained. The prepared tooth sections were evaluated by microscopy for clarity and microstructure visibility. Results The use of a diamond knife in the sectioning and grinding process yielded high-quality ground sections of teeth. Rosin-stained ground sections allowed better identification of microstructures within the teeth, compared with unstained or hematoxylin and eosin-stained ground sections. Conclusion The best results were obtained in the ground sections of teeth that were stained with rosin. Ground sections of teeth prepared using this staining method could be useful in oral histopathology teaching and research.
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- Qizhong Qin
- Experimental Teaching and Management Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, Yuzhong district, China
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- Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University; College of Stomatology, Chongqing Medical University; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences; Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, Yubei District, China
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- Experimental Teaching and Management Center, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, Yuzhong district, China
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Jang A, Wang B, Ustriyana P, Gansky SA, Maslenikov I, Useinov A, Prevost R, Ho SP. Functional adaptation of interradicular alveolar bone to reduced chewing loads on dentoalveolar joints in rats. Dent Mater 2021; 37:486-495. [PMID: 33589268 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2020.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The effects of reduced chewing loads on load bearing integrity of interradicular bone (IB) within dentoalveolar joints (DAJ) in rats were investigated. METHODS Four-week-old Sprague Dawley rats (N = 60) were divided into two groups; rats were either fed normal food, which is hard-pellet food (HF) (N = 30), or soft-powdered chow (SF) (N = 30). Biomechanical testing of intact DAJs and mapping of the resulting mechanical strains within IBs from 8- through 24-week-old rats fed HF or SF were performed. Tension- and compression-based mechanical strain profiles were mapped by correlating digital volumes of IBs at no load with the same IBs under load. Heterogeneity within IB was identified by mapping cement lines and TRAP-positive multinucleated cells using histology, and mechanical properties using nanoindentation technique. RESULTS Significantly decreased interradicular functional space, IB volume fraction, and elastic modulus of IB in the SF group compared with the HF group were observed, and these trends varied with an increase in age. The elastic modulus values illustrated significant heterogeneity within IB from HF or SF groups. Both compression- and tension-based strains were localized at the coronal portion of the IB and the variation in strain profiles complemented the observed material heterogeneity using histology and nanoindentation. SIGNIFICANCE Interradicular space and IB material-related mechanoadaptations in a DAJ are optimized to meet soft food related chewing demands. Results provided insights into age-specific regulation of chewing loads as a plausible "therapeutic dose" to reverse adaptations within the periodontal complex as an attempt to regain functional competence of a dynamic DAJ.
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- Andrew Jang
- Division of Preclinical Education, Biomaterials & Engineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
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- Division of Preclinical Education, Biomaterials & Engineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
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- Division of Preclinical Education, Biomaterials & Engineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
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- Division of Oral Epidemiology & Dental Public Health, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
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- Technological Institute of Superhard and New Carbon Materials (TISNUM), ul. Tsentral'naya 7, Troitsk, Moscow, 142190, Russia
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- Technological Institute of Superhard and New Carbon Materials (TISNUM), ul. Tsentral'naya 7, Troitsk, Moscow, 142190, Russia
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- LaVision Inc. 211 W. Michigan Ave./Suite 100, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, United States
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- Division of Preclinical Education, Biomaterials & Engineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, CA 94143, United States; Department of Urology, University of California San Francisco, CA 94143, United States.
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Özcan M, Volpato CAM. Current perspectives on dental adhesion: (3) Adhesion to intraradicular dentin: Concepts and applications. JAPANESE DENTAL SCIENCE REVIEW 2020; 56:216-223. [PMID: 34188728 PMCID: PMC8216298 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdsr.2020.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Adhesion science is one of the greatest contributions to restorative dentistry. Adhesion not only established the current principles of tissue preservation, but also allowed for the production of more hermetic and long-lasting restorations. Although adhesive strategies are routinely used in most clinical situations, adhesion to root dentin is still a major challenge. The presence of humidity together with less intertubular dentin are factors that limit the adhesive potential of root dentin. This situation is more unfavorable in endodontically treated teeth prepared for prefabricated or custom-made intraradicular posts; these procedures may alter the mechanical properties of teeth by modifying the viable dentin surface for adhesion. Also, contaminants deposited on the dentin surface are difficult to remove through conventional techniques. Moreover, root canal morphology has a very unfavorable C-factor, bringing undesirable effects resulting from polymerization contraction of resin-based materials. However, the differences between coronal and root dentin are not a barrier for dentin adhesion. Standardization of procedures and care during clinical steps are fundamental to the success of adhesion to coronal or intraradicular dentin. Thus, it is essential to know the anatomy of the root structure, the factors that interfere with intraradicular adhesion, as well as the current adhesive materials and techniques.
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- Mutlu Özcan
- University of Zürich, Division of Dental Biomaterials, Center of Dental Medicine, Clinic for Reconstructive Dentistry, Zürich, Switzerland
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Carvalho FSR, Feitosa VP, Fonteles CSR, Ribeiro TR, Araújo BS, Ayala AP, Costa FWG. Compositional and microhardness findings in tooth affected by X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets. J Clin Exp Dent 2020; 12:e688-e694. [PMID: 32904979 PMCID: PMC7462373 DOI: 10.4317/jced.56945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Background This study aimed to evaluate the X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLHR)-related compositional and microhardness tooth aspects.
Material and Methods One affected and one non-affected teeth by XLHR were sectioned transversely, and each section was separated for Micro-Raman spectroscopy, Knoop microhardness and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis (SEM-EDS). The outcomes of these analyses were assessed.
Results Outcomes of Raman analysis of inorganic/organic components (~958/~1250+~1450 cm−1) and carbonate/phosphate (~1070/~958 cm−1) ratios showed areas of altered enamel and dentin (interglobular dentin, calcospherites, and mantle dentin) with an increase of inorganic content in the rickets tooth. Microhardness reduction was observed in the affected tooth, with a more evident drop in regions of mantle dentin, interglobular dentin, and calcospherites. SEM-EDS analysis showed demonstrated the absence of calcium and phosphorus in interglobular spaces.
Conclusions In conclusion, compositional and structural deficiencies were observed in deciduous tooth affected by XLHR. Also, it was observed the absence of hydroxyapatite in the interglobular dentin by using Raman spectroscopy analysis. Key words:Dentin, dentin permeability, X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets, tooth, tooth calcification, Raman spectroscopy.
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- DDS, PhD. Post-graduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- DDS, PhD. Post-graduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- MSc. Division of Physics, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- DDS, PhD. Post-graduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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Insights into dental mineralization from three heritable mineralization disorders. J Struct Biol 2020; 212:107597. [PMID: 32758526 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Teeth are comprised of three unique mineralized tissues, enamel, dentin, and cementum, that are susceptible to developmental defects similar to those affecting bone. X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), caused by PHEX mutations, leads to increased fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23)-driven hypophosphatemia and local extracellular matrix disturbances. Hypophosphatasia (HPP), caused by ALPL mutations, results in increased levels of inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi), a mineralization inhibitor. Generalized arterial calcification in infancy (GACI), caused by ENPP1 mutations, results in vascular calcification due to decreased PPi, later compounded by FGF23-driven hypophosphatemia. In this perspective, we compare and contrast dental defects in primary teeth associated with XLH, HPP, and GACI, briefly reviewing genetic and biochemical features of these disorders and findings of clinical and preclinical studies to date, including some of our own recent observations. The distinct dental defects associated with the three heritable mineralization disorders reflect unique processes of the respective dental hard tissues, revealing insights into their development and clues about pathological mechanisms underlying such disorders.
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Lin JD, Ryder M, Kang M, Ho SP. Biomechanical pathways of dentoalveolar fibrous joints in health and disease. Periodontol 2000 2020; 82:238-256. [PMID: 31850635 DOI: 10.1111/prd.12306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Spatial and temporal adaptations within periodontal tissues and their interfaces result from functional loads. Functional loads can be physiologic and/or pathologic in nature. The prolonged effect of these loads can alter the overall biomechanics of a dentoalveolar fibrous joint (dentoalveolar joint) by changing the form of the tooth root and its socket. This "sculpting" of the tooth root and alveolar bony socket is a consequence of several mechano-biological changes that occur within the periodontal complex of a load-bearing dentoalveolar joint. These include changes in biochemical expressions, structure, elemental composition, and mechanical properties of alveolar bone, the underlying tissues of the roots of teeth, and their interfaces. These physicochemical changes in tissues continue to prompt mechano-responsive biochemical activities at the attachment sites of periodontal ligament (soft) with bone (hard), and ligament with cementum (hard), which are the entheses of a load-bearing dentoalveolar joint. Forces at soft-hard tissue attachment sites between disparate materials with different stiffness values theoretically generate strain singularities or discontinuities. These discontinuities under prolonged functional loading increase the probability for failure to occur specifically at the enthesial zones. However, in a normal dentoalveolar joint, gradual stiffness gradients exist from ligament to bone, and from ligament to cementum. The gradual transitions in stiffness from softer ligament (lower stiffness) to harder bone or cementum (higher stiffness) or vice versa optimize tissue and interfacial strains. Optimization of tissue and ligament-enthesial physical and chemical properties facilitates transmission of cyclic forces of varying magnitudes and frequencies that collectively maintain the overall biomechanics of a dentoalveolar joint. The objectives of this review are 3-fold: (i) to illustrate physicochemical adaptations at the periodontal ligament entheses of a human periodontal complex affected by subgingival calculus; (ii) to demonstrate how to "program" the hallmarks of periodontitis in small-scale vertebrates in vivo to generate spatiotemporal maps of physicochemical adaptations in a diseased dentoalveolar joint; and (iii) to correlate dentoalveolar joint biomechanics in healthy and diseased states to spatiotemporal maps of physicochemical adaptations within respective periodontal tissues. This interdisciplinary approach demonstrates that physicochemical adaptations within periodontal tissues using the mechanics of materials (tissue mechanics), materials science (tissue composition), and mechano-biology (matrix molecules) can help explain the mechano-adaptation of dentoalveolar joints in normal and diseased functional states. Multiscale biomechanics and mechano-biology approaches can provide insights into the functional competence of a diseased relative to a normal dentoalveolar joint. Insights gathered from interdisciplinary and multiscale biomechanics approaches include the following: (i) physiologic loads related to chewing maintain a balance between mineral-forming and-resorbing biochemical cellular events, resulting in gradual stiffness gradients at the periodontal ligament entheses, and, in turn, sustain the overall biomechanics of a normal "healthy" dentoalveolar joint; (ii) pathologic loads resulting from tissue degradation and physical changes to the periodontal complex promote an abrupt stiffness gradient at the periodontal ligament entheses. The shift from gradual to an abrupt stiffness gradient could prompt a shift in the biochemical cascades, exacerbate mechano-responsive biochemical expressions at periodontal ligament entheses farther away from the site of insult, and culminate in joint degradation; (iii) sustained pathologic function on periodontally diseased joints exacerbates degradation of periodontal ligament entheses providing insights into "rescue therapy", such as the use of an adequate "mechanocal dose" to regain joint function; and (iv) spatiotemporal maps of changes in biochemical expressions, and physicochemical properties of strain-dominated affected sites, including the periodontal ligament entheses, can guide anatomy-specific therapeutics for tissue regeneration and/or disease control with the purpose of regaining dentoalveolar joint function. Modulation of occlusal loads could minimize disease progression and potentially assist in regaining functional attachment of ligament to bone and/or ligament to cementum of the dentoalveolar joint. Elucidating mechanisms that drive the breakdown of the functionally active periodontal complex burdened with microbes will provide the required critical insights into regenerative medicine and/or biomimetic approaches that would facilitate rescue/regain of dentoalveolar joint function.
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- Jeremy D Lin
- Division of Preclinical Education, Biomaterials & Engineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Periodontics, Department of Orofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Preclinical Education, Biomaterials & Engineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Preclinical Education, Biomaterials & Engineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.,Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Thompson VP. The tooth: An analogue for biomimetic materials design and processing. Dent Mater 2020; 36:25-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2019.08.106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Maria R, Ben-Zvi Y, Rechav K, Klein E, Shahar R, Weiner S. An unusual disordered alveolar bone material in the upper furcation region of minipig mandibles: A 3D hierarchical structural study. J Struct Biol 2019; 206:128-137. [PMID: 30849471 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2019.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Teeth are subjected to compressive loads during mastication. Under small loads the soft tissue periodontal ligament (PDL) deforms most. However when the loads increase and the PDL is highly compressed, the tooth and the alveolar bone supporting the tooth, begin to deform. Here we report on the structure of this alveolar bone in the upper furcation region of the first molars of mature minipigs. Using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of bone cross-sections, we show that this bone is hypermineralized, containing abundant small pores around 1-5 μm in diameter, lacunae around 10-20 μm as well as larger spaces. This bone does not possess the typical lamellar motif or other repeating structures normally found in cortical or trabecular mammalian bone. We also use high resolution focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) in the serial surface mode to image the 3D organization of the demineralized bone matrix. We show that the upper furcation bone matrix has a disordered isotropic structure composed mainly of individual collagen fibrils with no preferred orientation, as well as highly staining material that is probably proteoglycans. Much larger aligned arrays of collagen fibers - presumably Sharpey's fibers - are embedded in this material. This unusual furcation bone material is similar to the disordered material found in human lamellar bone. In the upper furcation region this disordered bone comprises almost all the volume excluding Sharpey's fibers. We surmise that this most unusual bone type functions to resist the repeating compressive loads incurred by molars during mastication.
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- Raquel Maria
- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Structural Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
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Binkley DM, Grandfield K. Advances in Multiscale Characterization Techniques of Bone and Biomaterials Interfaces. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2017; 4:3678-3690. [PMID: 33429593 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The success of osseointegrated biomaterials often depends on the functional interface between the implant and mineralized bone tissue. Several parallels between natural and synthetic interfaces exist on various length scales from the microscale toward the cellular and the atomic scale structure. Interest lies in the development of more sophisticated methods to probe these hierarchical levels in tissues at both biomaterials interfaces and natural tissue interphases. This review will highlight new and emerging perspectives toward understanding mineralized tissues, particularly bone tissue, and interfaces between bone and engineered biomaterials at multilength scales and with multidimensionality. Emphasis will be placed on highlighting novel and correlative X-ray, ion, and electron beam imaging approaches, such as electron tomography, atom probe tomography, and in situ microscopies, as well as spectroscopic and mechanical characterizations. These less conventional approaches to imaging biomaterials are contributing to the evolution of the understanding of the structure and organization in bone and bone integrating materials.
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Lin JD, Jang AT, Kurylo MP, Hurng J, Yang F, Yang L, Pal A, Chen L, Ho SP. Periodontal ligament entheses and their adaptive role in the context of dentoalveolar joint function. Dent Mater 2017; 33:650-666. [PMID: 28476202 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2017.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The dynamic bone-periodontal ligament (PDL)-tooth fibrous joint consists of two adaptive functionally graded interfaces (FGI), the PDL-bone and PDL-cementum that respond to mechanical strain transmitted during mastication. In general, from a materials and mechanics perspective, FGI prevent catastrophic failure during prolonged cyclic loading. This review is a discourse of results gathered from literature to illustrate the dynamic adaptive nature of the fibrous joint in response to physiologic and pathologic simulated functions, and experimental tooth movement. METHODS Historically, studies have investigated soft to hard tissue transitions through analytical techniques that provided insights into structural, biochemical, and mechanical characterization methods. Experimental approaches included two dimensional to three dimensional advanced in situ imaging and analytical techniques. These techniques allowed mapping and correlation of deformations to physicochemical and mechanobiological changes within volumes of the complex subjected to concentric and eccentric loading regimes respectively. RESULTS Tooth movement is facilitated by mechanobiological activity at the interfaces of the fibrous joint and generates elastic discontinuities at these interfaces in response to eccentric loading. Both concentric and eccentric loads mediated cellular responses to strains, and prompted self-regulating mineral forming and resorbing zones that in turn altered the functional space of the joint. SIGNIFICANCE A multiscale biomechanics and mechanobiology approach is important for correlating joint function to tissue-level strain-adaptive properties with overall effects on joint form as related to physiologic and pathologic functions. Elucidating the shift in localization of biomolecules specifically at interfaces during development, function, and therapeutic loading of the joint is critical for developing "functional regeneration and adaptation" strategies with an emphasis on restoring physiologic joint function.
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- Jeremy D Lin
- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
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- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
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- South of Market Health Center, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States
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- Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, United States
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- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
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- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
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- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
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- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
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- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, United States.
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Functionally graded materials for orthopedic applications – an update on design and manufacturing. Biotechnol Adv 2016; 34:504-531. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2015.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2015] [Revised: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Effect of proteoglycans at interfaces as related to location, architecture, and mechanical cues. Arch Oral Biol 2015; 63:82-92. [PMID: 26741830 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2015.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Revised: 08/15/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Covalently bound functional GAGs orchestrate tissue mechanics through time-dependent characteristics. OBJECTIVE The role of specific glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) at the ligament-cementum and cementum-dentin interfaces within a human periodontal complex were examined. Matrix swelling and resistance to compression under health and modeled diseased states was investigated. MATERIALS AND METHODS The presence of keratin sulfate (KS) and chondroitin sulfate (CS) GAGs at the ligament-cementum and cementum-dentin interfaces in human molars (N=5) was illustrated by using enzymes, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and AFM-based nanoindentation. The change in physical characteristics of modeled diseased states through sequential digestion of keratin sulfate (KS) and chondroitin sulfate (CS) GAGs was investigated. One-way ANOVA tests with P<0.05 were performed to determine significant differences between groups. Additionally, the presence of mineral within the seemingly hygroscopic interfaces was investigated using transmission electron microscopy. RESULTS Immunohistochemistry (N=3) indicated presence of biglycan and fibromodulin small leucine rich proteoglycans at the interfaces. Digestion of matrices with enzymes confirmed the presence of KS and CS GAGs at the interfaces by illustrating a change in tissue architecture and mechanics. A significant increase in height (nm), decrease in elastic modulus (GPa), and tissue deformation rate (nm/s) of the PDL-C attachment site (215±63-424±94nm; 1.5±0.7-0.4±0.2GPa; 21±7-48±22nm/s), and cementum-dentin interface (122±69-360±159nm; 2.9±1.3-0.7±0.3GPa; 18±4-30±6nm/s) was observed. CONCLUSIONS The sequential removal of GAGs indicated loss in intricate structural hierarchy of hygroscopic interfaces. From a mechanics perspective, GAGs provide tissue recovery/resilience. The results of this study provide insights into the role of GAGs toward conserved tooth movement in the socket in response to mechanical loads, and modulation of potentially deleterious strain at tissue interfaces.
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Jang AT, Merkle AP, Fahey KP, Gansky SA, Ho SP. Multiscale biomechanical responses of adapted bone-periodontal ligament-tooth fibrous joints. Bone 2015; 81:196-207. [PMID: 26151121 PMCID: PMC4663099 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Revised: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 07/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Reduced functional loads cause adaptations in organs. In this study, temporal adaptations of bone-ligament-tooth fibrous joints to reduced functional loads were mapped using a holistic approach. Systematic studies were performed to evaluate organ-level and tissue-level adaptations in specimens harvested periodically from rats (N=60) given powder food for 6 months over 8,12,16,20, and 24 weeks. Bone-periodontal ligament (PDL)-tooth fibrous joint adaptation was evaluated by comparing changes in joint stiffness with changes in functional space between the tooth and alveolar bony socket. Adaptations in tissues included mapping changes in the PDL and bone architecture as observed from collagen birefringence, bone hardness and volume fraction in rats fed soft foods (soft diet, SD) compared to those fed hard pellets as a routine diet (hard diet, HD). In situ biomechanical testing on harvested fibrous joints revealed increased stiffness in SD groups (SD:239-605 N/mm) (p<0.05) at 8 and 12 weeks. Increased joint stiffness in early development phase was due to decreased functional space (at 8 weeks change in functional space was -33 μm, at 12 weeks change in functional space was -30 μm) and shifts in tissue quality as highlighted by birefringence, architecture and hardness. These physical changes were not observed in joints that were well into function, that is, in rodents older than 12 weeks of age. Significant adaptations in older groups were highlighted by shifts in bone growth (bone volume fraction 24 weeks: Δ-0.06) and bone hardness (8 weeks: Δ-0.04 GPa, 16 weeks: Δ-0.07 GPa, 24 weeks: Δ-0.06 GPa). The response rate (N/s) of joints to mechanical loads decreased in SD groups. Results from the study showed that joint adaptation depended on age. The initial form-related adaptation (observed change in functional space) can challenge strain-adaptive nature of tissues to meet functional demands with increasing age into adulthood. The coupled effect between functional space in the bone-PDL-tooth complex and strain-adaptive nature of tissues is necessary to accommodate functional demands, and is temporally sensitive despite joint malfunction. From an applied science perspective, we propose that adaptations are registered as functional history in tissues and joints.
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- Andrew T Jang
- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
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- Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy, Inc., 4385 Hopyard Road, Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA 94588, United States
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- Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy, Inc., 4385 Hopyard Road, Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA 94588, United States
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- Division of Oral Epidemiology & Dental Public Health, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, CA 94143, United States
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- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, CA 94143, United States.
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Periodontal-like gingival connective tissue attachment on titanium surface with nano-ordered spikes and pores created by alkali-heat treatment. Dent Mater 2015; 31:e116-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2015.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2014] [Revised: 11/11/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Jang AT, Lin JD, Choi RM, Choi EM, Seto ML, Ryder MI, Gansky SA, Curtis DA, Ho SP. Adaptive properties of human cementum and cementum dentin junction with age. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2014; 39:184-96. [PMID: 25133753 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2014] [Revised: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to evaluate age related changes in physical (structure/mechanical properties) and chemical (elemental/inorganic mineral content) properties of cementum layers interfacing dentin. METHODS Human mandibular molars (N=43) were collected and sorted by age (younger=19-39, middle=40-60, older=61-81 years). The structures of primary and secondary cementum (PC, SC) types were evaluated using light and atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques. Chemical composition of cementum layers were characterized through gravimetric analysis by estimating ash weight and concentrations of Ca, Mn, and Zn trace elements in the analytes through inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy. The hardness of PC and SC was determined using microindentation and site-specific reduced elastic modulus properties were determined using nanoindentation techniques. RESULTS PC contained fibrous 1-3 µm wide hygroscopic radial PDL-inserts. SC illustrated PC-like structure adjacent to a multilayered architecture composing of regions that contained mineral dominant lamellae. The width of the cementum dentin junction (CDJ) decreased as measured from the cementum enamel junction (CEJ) to the tooth apex (49-21 µm), and significantly decreased with age (44-23 µm; p<0.05). The inorganic ratio defined as the ratio of post-burn to pre-burn weight increased with age within primary cementum (PC) and secondary cementum (SC). Cementum showed an increase in hardness with age (PC (0.40-0.46 GPa), SC (0.37-0.43 GPa)), while dentin showed a decreasing trend (coronal dentin (0.70-0.72 GPa); apical dentin (0.63-0.73 GPa)). SIGNIFICANCE The observed physicochemical changes are indicative of increased mineralization of cementum and CDJ over time. Changes in tissue properties of teeth can alter overall tooth biomechanics and in turn the entire bone-tooth complex including the periodontal ligament. This study provides baseline information about the changes in physicochemical properties of cementum with age, which can be identified as adaptive in nature.
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- Andrew T Jang
- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, 707 Parnassus Avenue, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, 707 Parnassus Avenue, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, 707 Parnassus Avenue, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, 707 Parnassus Avenue, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, 707 Parnassus Avenue, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Periodontology, Department of Orofacial Sciences, School of Dentistry, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Oral Epidemiology & Dental Public Health, Deptartment of Preventive & Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, 707 Parnassus Avenue, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, 707 Parnassus Avenue, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Ho SP, Kurylo MP, Grandfield K, Hurng J, Herber RP, Ryder MI, Altoe V, Aloni S, Feng JQ, Webb S, Marshall GW, Curtis D, Andrews JC, Pianetta P. The plastic nature of the human bone-periodontal ligament-tooth fibrous joint. Bone 2013; 57:455-67. [PMID: 24063947 PMCID: PMC3938967 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2013.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Revised: 09/05/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This study investigates bony protrusions within a narrowed periodontal ligament space (PDL-space) of a human bone-PDL-tooth fibrous joint by mapping structural, biochemical, and mechanical heterogeneity. Higher resolution structural characterization was achieved via complementary atomic force microscopy (AFM), nano-transmission X-ray microscopy (nano-TXM), and microtomography (MicroXCT™). Structural heterogeneity was correlated to biochemical and elemental composition, illustrated via histochemistry and microprobe X-ray fluorescence analysis (μ-XRF), and mechanical heterogeneity evaluated by AFM-based nanoindentation. Results demonstrated that the narrowed PDL-space was due to invasion of bundle bone (BB) into PDL-space. Protruded BB had a wider range with higher elastic modulus values (2-8GPa) compared to lamellar bone (0.8-6GPa), and increased quantities of Ca, P and Zn as revealed by μ-XRF. Interestingly, the hygroscopic 10-30μm interface between protruded BB and lamellar bone exhibited higher X-ray attenuation similar to cement lines and lamellae within bone. Localization of the small leucine rich proteoglycan biglycan (BGN) responsible for mineralization was observed at the PDL-bone interface and around the osteocyte lacunae. Based on these results, it can be argued that the LB-BB interface was the original site of PDL attachment, and that the genesis of protruded BB identified as protrusions occurred as a result of shift in strain. We emphasize the importance of bony protrusions within the context of organ function and that additional study is warranted.
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- Sunita P Ho
- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Elastic discontinuity due to ectopic calcification in a human fibrous joint. Acta Biomater 2013; 9:4787-95. [PMID: 22917805 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2012.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Revised: 07/23/2012] [Accepted: 08/14/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Disease can alter natural ramp-like elastic gradients to steeper step-like profiles at soft-hard tissue interfaces. Prolonged function can further mediate mechanochemical events that alter biomechanical response within diseased organs. In this study, a human bone-tooth fibrous joint was chosen as a model system, in which the effects of bacterial-induced disease, i.e. periodontitis, on natural elastic gradients were investigated. Specifically, the effects of ectopic biomineral, i.e. calculus, on innate chemical and elastic gradients within the cementum-dentin complex, both of which are fundamental parameters to load-bearing tissues, are investigated through comparisons with a healthy complex. Complementary techniques for mapping changes in physicochemical properties as a result of disease included micro X-ray computed tomography, microprobe micro X-ray fluorescence imaging, transmission electron and atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques, and AFM-based nanoindentation. Results demonstrated primary effects as derivatives of ectopic mineralization within the diseased fibrous joint. Ectopic mineralization with no cementum resorption, but altered cementum physicochemical properties with increasing X-ray attenuation, exhibited stratified concretion with increasing X-ray fluorescence counts of calcium and phosphorus elements in the extracellular matrix in correlation with decreased hygroscopicity, indenter displacement, and apparent strain-relieving characteristics. Disease progression, identified as concretion through the periodontal ligament (PDL)-cementum enthesis, and sometimes the originally hygroscopic cementum-dentin junction, resulted in a significantly increased indentation elastic modulus (3.16±1.19 GPa) and a shift towards a discontinuous interface compared with healthy conditions (1.54±0.83 GPa) (Student's t-test, P<0.05). The observed primary effects could result in secondary downstream effects, such as compromised mechanobiology at the mechanically active PDL-cementum enthesis that can catalyze progression of disease.
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Naveh GR, Lev-Tov Chattah N, Zaslansky P, Shahar R, Weiner S. Tooth–PDL–bone complex: Response to compressive loads encountered during mastication – A review. Arch Oral Biol 2012; 57:1575-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2012.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2012] [Revised: 07/08/2012] [Accepted: 07/10/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The tooth root cementum is a thin, mineralized tissue covering the root dentin that is present primarily as acellular cementum on the cervical root and cellular cementum covering the apical root. While cementum shares many properties in common with bone and dentin, it is a unique mineralized tissue and acellular cementum is critical for attachment of the tooth to the surrounding periodontal ligament (PDL). Resources for methodologies for hard tissues often overlook cementum and approaches that may be of value for studying this tissue. To address this issue, this report offers detailed methodology, as well as comparisons of several histological and immunohistochemical stains available for imaging the cementum–PDL complex by light microscopy. Notably, the infrequently used Alcian blue stain with nuclear fast red counterstain provided utility in imaging cementum in mouse, porcine and human teeth. While no truly unique extracellular matrix markers have been identified to differentiate cementum from the other hard tissues, immunohistochemistry for detection of bone sialoprotein (BSP), osteopontin (OPN), and dentin matrix protein 1 (DMP1) is a reliable approach for studying both acellular and cellular cementum and providing insight into developmental biology of these tissues. Histological and immunohistochemical approaches provide insight on developmental biology of cementum.
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Tooth movements are guided by specific contact areas between the tooth root and the jaw bone: A dynamic 3D microCT study of the rat molar. J Struct Biol 2011; 177:477-83. [PMID: 22138090 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2011.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2011] [Revised: 11/13/2011] [Accepted: 11/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Teeth sustain high loads over a lifetime and yet intact tooth failure is rare. The different structures of the tooth, jaw bone and the intervening soft periodontal ligament enable the tooth to endure repeated loading during mastication. Although mechanical and functional properties of the different components are thoroughly investigated, the manner in which the whole tooth functions under load is still enigmatic. A custom-made loading system inside a microCT scanner was used to directly visualize the root movements in relation to the jaw bone as the rat molar tooth was loaded. At low loads no contact was observed between the root surface and the bone, whereas at higher loads three specific contact areas between the root surface and the jaw bone were observed. These contact areas restrict tooth movement in the buccal-lingual direction, but enable the tooth to rock in a "seesaw" like manner in the distal-mesial direction. The contact areas appear to play a role in determining tooth motion and in turn define the manner in which the whole tooth moves when loaded. These observations are important for understanding basic structure-function relations of the tooth-PDL-bone system, and have direct implications for better understanding pathological and therapeutic processes in orthodontics, periodontics and jaw bone regeneration.
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Hurng JM, Kurylo MP, Marshall GW, Webb SM, Ryder MI, Ho SP. Discontinuities in the human bone-PDL-cementum complex. Biomaterials 2011; 32:7106-17. [PMID: 21774982 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2011.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 06/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A naturally graded interface due to functional demands can deviate toward a discontinuous interface, eventually decreasing the functional efficiency of a dynamic joint. It is this characteristic feature in a human bone-tooth fibrous joint bone-PDL-tooth complex that will be discussed through histochemistry, and site-specific high resolution microscopy, micro tomography(Micro XCT™), X-ray fluorescence imaging and wet nanoindentation techniques. Results demonstrated two causes for the occurrence of 5-50 μm narrowed PDL-space: 1) microscopic scalloped regions at the PDL-insertion sites and macro-scale stratified layers of bone with rich basophilic lines, and 2) macroscopic bony protrusions. Narrowed PDL-complexes illustrated patchy appearance of asporin, and when imaged under wet conditions using an atomic force microscope (AFM), demonstrated structural reorganization of the PDL, collagen periodicity, organic-dominant areas at the PDL-cementum and PDL-bone entheses and within cementum and bone. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results confirmed AFM results. Despite the narrowed PDL, continuity between PDL and vasculature in endosteal spaces of bone was demonstrated using a Micro XCT™. The higher levels of Ca and P X-ray fluorescence using a microprobe were correlated with higher elastic modulus values of 0.1-1.4 and 0.1-1.2 GPa for PDL-bone and PDL-cementum using wet nanoindentation. The ranges in elastic modulus values for PDL-bone and PDL-cementum entheses in 150-380 μm wide PDL-complex were 0.1-1.0 and 0.1-0.6 GPa. Based on these results we propose that strain amplification at the entheses could be minimized with a gradual change in modulus profile, a characteristic of 150-380 μm wide functional PDL-space. However, a discontinuity in modulus profile, a characteristic of 5-50 μm wide narrowed PDL-space would cause compromised mechanotransduction. The constrictions or narrowed sites within the bone-tooth fibrous joint will become the new "load bearing sites" that eventually could cause direct local fusion of bone with cementum.
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- Jonathan M Hurng
- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Marangos O, Misra A, Spencer P, Katz JL. Scanning acoustic microscopy investigation of frequency-dependent reflectance of acid- etched human dentin using homotopic measurements. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND FREQUENCY CONTROL 2011; 58:585-595. [PMID: 21429849 PMCID: PMC3695421 DOI: 10.1109/tuffc.2011.1841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Composite restorations in modern restorative dentistry rely on the bond formed in the adhesive-infiltrated acid-etched dentin. The physical characteristics of etched dentin are, therefore, of paramount interest. However, characterization of the acid-etched zone in its natural state is fraught with problems stemming from a variety of sources including its narrow size, the presence of water, heterogeneity, and spatial scale dependency. We have developed a novel homotopic (same location) measurement methodology utilizing scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM). Homotopic measurements with SAM overcome the problems encountered by other characterization/imaging methods. These measurements provide us with acoustic reflectance at the same location of both the pre- and post-etched dentin in its natural state. We have applied this methodology for in vitro measurements on dentin samples. Fourier spectra from acid-etched dentin showed amplitude reduction and shifts of the central frequency that were location dependent. Through calibration, the acoustic reflectance of acid-etched dentin was found to have complex and non-monotonic frequency dependence. These data suggest that acid-etching of dentin results in a near-surface graded layer of varying thickness and property gradations. The measurement methodology described in this paper can be applied to systematically characterize mechanical properties of heterogeneous soft layers and interfaces in biological materials.
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- Orestes Marangos
- Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
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- Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
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- Bioengineering Research Center (BERC), University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
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Ren LM, Wang WX, Takao Y, Chen ZX. Evaluation of the Biomechanical Characteristic of Tooth Supporting Structure under Occlusal Load. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.2497/jjspm.57.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Li-Mei Ren
- Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University
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- Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University
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Ho SP, Senkyrikova P, Marshall GW, Yun W, Wang Y, Karan K, Li C, Marshall SJ. Structure, chemical composition and mechanical properties of coronal cementum in human deciduous molars. Dent Mater 2009; 25:1195-204. [PMID: 19464049 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2009.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2009] [Revised: 04/12/2009] [Accepted: 04/20/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES It was hypothesized that the coronal cementum containing collagen forms a weak junction with enamel unlike the well integrated DEJ and CDJ. METHODS The hypothesis was investigated in two parts: (1) evaluate the structure, chemical composition and mechanical properties of coronal cementum and its junction with enamel using scanning electron microscopy, micro-X-ray computed tomography, and atomic force microscopy. The chemical composition and mechanical properties were determined by evaluating the spatial variations of inorganic (PO(4)(3-)nu(1) mode at 960 cm(-1)) and organic (C-H deformation at 1452 cm(-1); C-H stretch at 2940 cm(-1)) contents using Raman microspectroscopy and elastic modulus and hardness values using nanoindentation. (2) Estimate the strength and evaluate the microstructure of coronal cementum interface with enamel using SEM and MicroXCT. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Coronal cementum is heterogeneous because it is a combination of laminar acellular afibrillar cementum and acellular extrinsic fiber cementum with relatively higher organic content. It integrates micromechanically via a scallop-like weak interface with enamel unlike the biomechanically efficient DEJ and CDJ and is continuous with primary root cementum. A single tooth could exhibit all three types of cementum enamel junctions; an overlap, butt and a gap depending on the sectioning plane. The elastic modulus of coronal cementum (11.0+/-5.8 GPa) is significantly lower (p<0.05; Student's t-test with 95% confidence interval) than primary cementum (15.8+/-5.3 GPa).
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- Sunita P Ho
- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, UCSF, San Francisco, CA 94143-0758, USA.
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Fong H, Foster BL, Sarikaya M, Somerman MJ. Structure and mechanical properties of Ank/Ank mutant mouse dental tissues--an animal model for studying periodontal regeneration. Arch Oral Biol 2009; 54:570-6. [PMID: 19338977 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2009.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2008] [Revised: 02/18/2009] [Accepted: 02/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Enamel, dentine and cementum are dental tissues with distinct functional properties associated with their unique hierarchical structures. Some potential ways to repair or regenerate lost tooth structures have been revealed in our studies focused on examining teeth obtained from mice with mutations at the mouse progressive ankylosis (ank) locus. Previous studies have shown that mice with such mutations have decreased levels of extracellular inorganic pyrophosphate (PP(i)) at local sites resulting in ectopic calcification in joint areas and in formation of a significantly thicker cementum layer when compared with age-matched wild-type (WT) tissue [Ho AM, Johnson MD, Kingsley DM. Role of the mouse ank gene in control of tissue calcification and arthritis. Science 2000;289:265-70; Nociti Jr FH, Berry JE, Foster BL, Gurley KA, Kingsley DM, Takata T, et al. Cementum: a phosphate-sensitive tissue. J Dent Res 2002;81:817-21]. As a next step, to determine the quality of the cementum tissue formed in mice with a mutation in the ank gene (ank/ank), we compared the microstructure and mechanical properties of cementum and other dental tissues in mature ank/ank vs. age-matched WT mice. Backscattered scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses on mineralized tissues revealed no decrease in the extent of mineralization between ank/ank cementum vs. WT controls. Atomic-force-microscopy-based nanoindentation performed on enamel, dentine or cementum of ank/ank vs. age-matched WT molars revealed no significant difference in any of the tested tissues in terms of hardness and elastic modulus. These results indicate that the tissue quality was not compromised in ank/ank mice despite faster rate of formation and more abundant cementum when compared with age-matched WT mice. In conclusion, these data suggest that this animal model can be utilized for studies focused on defining mechanisms to promote cementum formation without loss of mechanical integrity.
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- H Fong
- Materials Science & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Structure, chemical composition and mechanical properties of human and rat cementum and its interface with root dentin. Acta Biomater 2009; 5:707-18. [PMID: 18829402 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2008.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2008] [Revised: 07/18/2008] [Accepted: 08/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This work seeks to establish comparisons of the physical properties of rat and human cementum, root dentin and their interface, including the cementum-dentin junction (CDJ), as a basis for future studies of the entire periodontal complex using rats as animal models. In this study the structure, site-specific chemical composition and mechanical properties of cementum and its interface with root dentin taken from 9- to 12-month-old rats were compared to the physiologically equivalent 40- to 55-year-old human age group using qualitative and quantitative characterization techniques, including histology, atomic force microscopy (AFM), micro-X-ray computed tomography, Raman microspectroscopy and AFM-based nanoindentation. Based on results from this study, cementum taken from the apical third of the respective species can be represented as a woven fabric with radially and circumferentially oriented collagen fibers. In both species the attachment of cementum to root dentin is defined by a stiffness-graded interface (CDJ/cementum-dentin interface). However, it was concluded that cementum and the cementum-dentin interface from a 9- to 12-month-old rat could be more mineralized, resulting in noticeably decreased collagen fiber hydration and significantly higher modulus values under wet conditions for cementum and CDJ (E(rat-cementum)=12.7+/-2.6 GPa; E(rat-CDJ)=11.6+/-3.2 GPa) compared to a 40- to 55-year-old human (E(human-cementum)=3.73+/-1.8 GPa; E(human-CDJ)=1.5+/-0.7 GPa). The resulting data illustrated that the extensions of observations made from animal models to humans should be justified with substantial and equivalent comparison of data across age ranges (life spans) of mammalian species.
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Yip HK, Guo JH, Wong WHS. Incipient caries lesions on cementum by mono- and co-culture oral bacteria. J Dent 2007; 35:377-82. [PMID: 17174463 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2006.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2006] [Revised: 10/27/2006] [Accepted: 11/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES There is increasing prevalence of root caries. We hypothesized different biofilms will cause varying demineralization in cementum. This study investigated the extent of demineralization of cementum by oral biofilm formed from three major cariogenic microorganisms: Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and Actinomyces israelii. Sound cementum tooth blocks were incubated with mono-, bi-, and tri-species combinations of the bacteria under investigation. MATERIALS AND METHODS The matrix (amide I) and phosphate content of the lesions was analyzed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and calcium and phosphorus levels were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDX). RESULTS The log[amide I:HPO(4)(2-) absorbance] values showed that A. israelii mono-culture caused significantly more demineralization than the other bacterial cultures. log[Ca:P] showed that all carious lesions were confined to the cementum. CONCLUSIONS Oral biofilm arising from bacterial species A. israelii alone was the most cariogenic of those tested and produced the most demineralization in incipient carious lesions in cementum.
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- H K Yip
- Family Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
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Mineralized biological materials: A perspective on interfaces and interphases designed over millions of years. Biointerphases 2006; 1:P12-4. [DOI: 10.1116/1.2207607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Lane NE, Yao W, Balooch M, Nalla RK, Balooch G, Habelitz S, Kinney JH, Bonewald LF. Glucocorticoid-treated mice have localized changes in trabecular bone material properties and osteocyte lacunar size that are not observed in placebo-treated or estrogen-deficient mice. J Bone Miner Res 2006; 21:466-76. [PMID: 16491295 PMCID: PMC1797152 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.051103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2005] [Revised: 10/05/2005] [Accepted: 11/10/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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UNLABELLED This study compares changes in bone microstructure in 6-month-old male GC-treated and female ovariectomized mice to their respective controls. In addition to a reduction in trabecular bone volume, GC treatment reduced bone mineral and elastic modulus of bone adjacent to osteocytes that was not observed in control mice nor estrogen-deficient mice. These microstructural changes in combination with the macrostructural changes could amplify the bone fragility in this metabolic bone disease. INTRODUCTION Patients with glucocorticoid (GC)-induced secondary osteoporosis tend to fracture at higher bone mineral densities than patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis. This suggests that GCs may alter bone material properties in addition to BMD and bone macrostructure. MATERIALS AND METHODS Changes in trabecular bone structure, elastic modulus, and mineral to matrix ratio of the fifth lumbar vertebrae was assessed in prednisolone-treated mice and placebo-treated controls for comparison with estrogen-deficient mice and sham-operated controls. Compression testing of the third lumbar vertebrae was performed to assess whole bone strength. RESULTS Significant reductions in trabecular bone volume and whole bone strength occurred in both prednisolone-treated and estrogen-deficient mice compared with controls after 21 days (p < 0.05). The average elastic modulus over the entire surface of each trabecula was similar in all the experimental groups. However, localized changes within the trabeculae in areas surrounding the osteocyte lacunae were observed only in the prednisolone-treated mice. The size of the osteocyte lacunae was increased, reduced elastic modulus around the lacunae was observed, and a "halo" of hypomineralized bone surrounding the lacunae was observed. This was associated with reduced (nearly 40%) mineral to matrix ratio determined by Raman microspectroscopy. These localized changes in elastic modulus and bone mineral to matrix ratio were not observed in the other three experimental groups. CONCLUSIONS Based on these results, it seems that GCs may have direct effects on osteocytes, resulting in a modification of their microenvironment. These changes, including an enlargement of their lacunar space and the generation of a surrounding sphere of hypomineralized bone, seem to produce highly localized changes in bone material properties that may influence fracture risk.
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- Nancy E Lane
- Department of Medicine, University of California at Davis, Sacramento, California 95817, USA.
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Lin-Gibson S, Landis FA, Drzal PL. Combinatorial investigation of the structure-properties characterization of photopolymerized dimethacrylate networks. Biomaterials 2006; 27:1711-7. [PMID: 16310845 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2005.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2005] [Accepted: 10/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The effects of co-monomer composition and irradiation time in a model two-component dimethacrylate dental resin blend were evaluated using combinatorial methods to determine the degree of methacrylate conversion and resulting mechanical properties. 2-Dimensional gradient samples varying in monomer composition and light exposure time were fabricated. The conversion was measured using near infrared spectroscopy (NIR) and the mechanical properties (i.e., hardness and elastic modulus) were determined using nanoindentation via the continuous stiffness method. An excellent correlation was observed between the reaction conversion and mechanical properties for the cross-linked networks. The methacrylate conversion ranged from 40% to 85% and the mechanical properties increased over two orders of magnitude over this conversion range. The ultimate reaction conversion and mechanical properties depended on both the co-monomer composition and cure time.
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- Sheng Lin-Gibson
- Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8543, USA.
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Ho SP, Sulyanto RM, Marshall SJ, Marshall GW. The cementum-dentin junction also contains glycosaminoglycans and collagen fibrils. J Struct Biol 2005; 151:69-78. [PMID: 15964205 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2005.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2005] [Revised: 04/29/2005] [Accepted: 05/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The presence of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and their contribution to mechanical properties of the cementum-dentin junction (CDJ) were investigated using nanometer scale characterization techniques. Five to two millimeter thick transverse sections from the apical ends of human molars were ultrasectioned at room temperature under wet conditions using a diamond knife and an ultramicrotome. The structure of the CDJ under dry and wet conditions before and after digestion of GAGs and collagen fibrils was studied using an atomic force microscope (AFM). The mechanical properties of the untreated and enzyme treated CDJ under wet conditions were studied using an AFM-based nanoindenter. GAG digestion was performed for 1, 3, and 5 h at 37 degrees C using chondroitinase-ABC. Collagen fibril digestion was performed for 24 and 48 h at 37 degrees C using collagenase. As reported previously, AFM scans of dry untreated CDJ (control) revealed a valley, which transformed into a peak under wet conditions. The height differences relative to cementum and dentin of untreated and treated CDJ were determined by measuring the CDJ profile under dry and wet conditions. The depth of the valley of GAG and collagen-digested CDJ was greater than that of undigested CDJ under dry conditions. The height of the peak of GAG-digested CDJ was significantly higher than that of the undigested CDJ under wet conditions. The collagen-digested CDJ under wet conditions is assumed to form a valley because of the removal of collagen fibrils from the CDJ. However, the depth of the valley was lower compared to the depth under dry conditions. Wet AFM-based nanoindentation showed that the elastic modulus and hardness of control (3.3+/-1.2 and 0.08+/-0.03 GPa) were significantly higher (ANOVA & SNK, P < 0.05) than chondroitinase-ABC treated CDJ (0.9+/-0.4 and 0.02+/-0.004 GPa) and collagenase treated CDJ (1.5+/-0.6 and 0.04+/-0.01 GPa). No significant difference in mechanical properties between chondroitinase-ABC and collagenase treated CDJ was observed. Based on the results it was concluded that the 10-50 microm wide CDJ is a composite that includes, chondroitin-4-sulfate, chondroitin-6-sulfate, and possibly dermatan sulfate, and collagen fibrils. The association of GAGs with the collagen fibrils provides the observed controlled hydration and partially contributes toward the stiffness of the CDJ under wet conditions.
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- Sunita P Ho
- Division of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, 707 Parnassus Avenue, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0758, USA
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Fong HK, Foster BL, Popowics TE, Somerman MJ. The Crowning Achievement: Getting to the Root of the Problem. J Dent Educ 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2005.69.5.tb03942.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Hanson K. Fong
- Department of Material Science and EngineeringUniversity of Washington
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- Stephen C. Bayne
- Department of Operative Dentistry; University of North Carolina School of Dentistry
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