Open AccessStudy of the accumulation of lead in the primary teeth
Author(s) -
I Aguinaga,
E Manso,
F Guillén,
J.J. Viñes,
José Jesús Guillén,
Marı́a José Martı́nez,
J.A. Pérez de Ciriza,
C. Brun,
B. Marín,
Torres Herrera,
L García-Marco,
Joan Bayó
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
anales del sistema sanitario de navarra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.175
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2340-3527
pISSN - 1137-6627
DOI - 10.23938/assn.0727
Subject(s) - deciduous teeth , lead exposure , deciduous , atomic absorption spectroscopy , lead (geology) , deciduous tooth , dentistry , chemistry , medicine , biology , botany , cats , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics
The purpose of the study was to determine the accumulation of lead in deciduous teeth in children living in the area of Pamplona (Spain). In this manner, we tried to make a relationship between the quantity of lead accumulated in the tooth against certain factors of exposure that were documented on a questionnaire carried out at the time that the tooth was presented. We analysed 457 deciduous teeth using a technique of microwave digestion follow by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), to determine the concentration of lead in the sample. The mean lead concentration was 2.60+/-1.36 microg/g (range 0.25-10.71 microg/g). The lead concentration in our study is inferior to those observed in other European studies.