Avaliação do efeito do selenito de sódio em dentes de filhotes de ratas irradicadas / Evaluation of sodium selenite effect on offspring teeth of irradiated female rats

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

04/02/2011

RESUMO

The aim of this study was to evaluate the sodium selenite effect on offspring molars of irradiated female rats. For this purpose, twenty pregnant female rats were used and divided into four experimental groups: control, selenium, irradiated and selenium-irradiated. The animals of the irradiated and selenium-irradiated groups received a single exposure dose of 4 Gy of X rays in the abdominal region, at this moment the molar is in the bell stage of odontogenesis, 19º gestation days. The animals of the selenium and selenium-irradiated group received 0,3 mg/kg of sodium selenite (i.p) at eighteen days of pregnancy and the animals of the control group did not received neither sodium selenite nor irradiation. The pups were sacrificed at 3 and 4 days of birth for the organic enamel matrix birefringence evaluation using a polarizing microscope and at 30 days of birth for assessment of the molar intercuspal size by scanning electron microscopy. Data were submitted to statistical analysis ANOVA (p˂0,05). It was possible to observe, by the birrefringence, the deleterious effects of radiation. There was a statistically significant difference between the irradiated groups and no irradiated groups on all times of the study. By the way, there was not a statistically significant difference between selenium-irradiated and irradiated groups. It was also observed statistically significant difference between control and selenium groups in the fourth day, showing the selenium toxicity. The analysis of molars intercuspal distances presented a delayed development, with statistical difference between control and irradiated groups. In the linear measurements mesiodistal, buccolingual mesial cusp and buccolingual center cusp of the upper teeth and buccolingual distal cusp of the lower teeth. Between the selenium-irradiated and irradiated groups there was no statistical difference of the lower teeth and between control and selenium groups there was no statistical difference in any of the measurements. Based on these results, it was possible to conclude that sodium selenite did not present a radioprotective effect and present a toxic effect on the initial times on offspring molars of irradiated female rats during odontogenesis.

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radioterapia esmalte dentário birrefringência microscopia eletrônica de varredura selenio radiotherapy birrefringência tooth socket microscopy electron scanning selenium

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