TOOTH ENAMEL TRACE ELEMENTS

Taking into account the current stage of research related to the role and influence of trace elements in dental hard tissues, especially in enamel, the present paper approaches some interesting aspects with regard to the determination of trace elements concentration in different enamel samples, the ways in which inorganic substances are taken in/absorbed by enamel before and after the tooth eruption in the arcade, their localisation in the enamel structure, and their role in determining the enamel physical properties and functionality. The conclusions of the studies in specialised literature evince the fact that currently it is difficult to establish the mechanisms and biochemical-medical laws that may causally explain the connection between the presence of a trace element in a certain concentration in the enamel and its role in the human dental apparatus functioning and pathology.