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The Study of Barium Concentration in Deciduous Teeth, Impacted Teeth, and Facial Bones of Polish Residents

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The study determines the concentration of Ba in mineralized tissues of deciduous teeth, permanent impacted teeth, and facial bones. The study covers the population of children and adults (aged 6–78) living in an industrial area of Poland. Teeth were analyzed in whole, with no division into dentine and enamel. Facial bones and teeth were subjected to the following preparation: washing, drying, grinding in a porcelain mortar, sample weighing (about 0.2 g), and microwave mineralization with spectrally pure nitric acid. The aim of the study was to determinate the concentration of Ba in deciduous teeth, impacted permanent teeth, and facial bones. The concentration of barium in samples was determined over the ICP OES method. The Ba concentration in the tested bone tissues amounted to 2.2-15.5 μg/g (6.6 μg/g ± 3.9). The highest concentration of Ba was present in deciduous teeth (10.5 μg/g), followed by facial bones (5.2 μg/g), and impacted teeth (4.3 μg/g) (ANOVA Kruskal-Wallis rank test, p = 0.0002). In bone tissue and impacted teeth, Ba concentration increased with age. In deciduous teeth, the level of Ba decreased with children’s age.

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This work was financed by the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (contract no. KNW-1-124/K/4/0).

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  1. Department of Toxicology, School of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

    Agnieszka Fischer & Danuta Wiechuła

  2. Institute of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

    Piotr Malara

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Fischer, A., Malara, P. & Wiechuła, D. The Study of Barium Concentration in Deciduous Teeth, Impacted Teeth, and Facial Bones of Polish Residents. Biol Trace Elem Res 161, 32–37 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-014-0061-1

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