A sem study of prismless enamel in non-erupted human deciduos teeth

ABSTRACT

The frequency, structure, and thickness of the prismless enamel layer in the bucal and lingual surfaces of nonerupted anterior deciduous teeth were described. The samples were fixed in a modified Karnovsky solution, longitudinally fractured in liquid nitrogen and observed by scanning electron microscopy. The aprismatic area was observed in the incisal and perpendicular to the enamel outer surface. Some depressions were observed on the enamel surface. The statistical analysis showed no significant differences related to prismless enamel thickness among upper and lower central incisors, lateral incisors and canines, which varied from 4,19 to 5.15um.