DISCOLORATION OF DENTAL CARIOUS LESIONS (A REVIEW)

Authors
KLETER GA
Citation
Ga. Kleter, DISCOLORATION OF DENTAL CARIOUS LESIONS (A REVIEW), Archives of oral biology, 43(8), 1998, pp. 629-632
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
Archives of oral biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039969
Volume
43
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
629 - 632
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9969(1998)43:8<629:DODCL(>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The discoloration of dental carious lesions is a marked feature which has received relatively little attention from dental researchers. In t his short review, possible causes are considered: the formation of Mai llard pigments, melanins, and lipofuscins, and the uptake of food dyes , metals, and bacterial pigments. It is concluded that the Maillard re action between proteins and small aldehydes produced by bacteria proba bly accounts for the discoloration. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.