Tag: Effetti sui denti

Effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure of Wi-Fi on development of teeth and changes in teeth element concentration in rats. [corrected].

[Effetti del Wi-Fi a 2,45 Ghz sui denti degli animali da esperimento.

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Biol Trace Elem Res. 2015 Feb;163(1-2):193-201. doi: 10.1007/s12011-014-0175-5. Epub 2014 Nov 14.

By:
Çiftçi ZZ1, Kırzıoğlu Z, Nazıroğlu M, Özmen Ö.

1
Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey.

Article Info

Article history
Published online: 31 January 2015

Keywords
Rat tooth development; Developmental effect; Element; MAP, bone morphogenetic proteins; FGF, fibroblast growth factor; ROS, reactive oxygen species; SAR, specific absorption rate; Wi-Fi

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Erratum to: Effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure of Wi-Fi on development of teeth and changes in teeth element concentration in rats. [Biol Trace Elem Res. 2015]

Abstract

The present study determined the effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure to Wi-Fi (2.45 GHz)-induced electromagnetic radiation (EMR) on tooth and surrounding tissue development as well as the element levels in growing rats. Twenty-four rats and their offspring were equally divided into two separate groups identified as experiment and control. The experiment group was exposed to 2.45 GHz EMR for 2 h/day during the periods of pregnancy (21 days) and lactation (21 days). The offspring of these dams were also exposed to EMR up to decapitation. The control group was exposed to cage stress for 2 h per day using the same protocol established for the experimental group. On the 7th, 14th, and 21st days after birth, 8 male offspring rats from each of the two groups were decapitated, and the jaws were taken for histological and immunohistochemical examination. Caspase-3 (1/50 dilution) was used in the immunohistochemical examination for apoptotic activity. On the last day of the experiment, the rats’ incisors were also collected. In samples that were histologically and immunohistochemically examined, there was an increase in apoptosis and caspase-3 in both the control and the Wi-Fi groups during the development of the teeth. However, no significant difference was observed between the two groups in terms of development and apoptotic activity. Results from the elemental analysis showed that iron and strontium concentrations were increased in the Wi-Fi group, whereas boron, copper, and zinc concentrations were decreased. There were no statistically significant differences in calcium, cadmium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, or phosphorus values between the groups. Histological and immunohistochemical examinations between the experimental and control groups showed that exposure to 2.45 GHz EMR for 2 h per day does not interfere with the development of teeth and surrounding tissues. However, there were alterations in the elemental composition of the teeth, especially affecting such oxidative stress-related elements as copper, zinc, and iron, suggesting that short-term exposure to Wi-Fi-induced EMR may cause an imbalance in the oxidative stress condition in the teeth of growing rats.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25395122