Authors : Sadullah Kaya , Mehmet Zulkuf Akdag , Izzet Yavuz , Mustafa Salih Celik , Ozkan Adiguzel , Emin Caner Tumen , Filiz Acun Kaya , Sait Erdogan and Veysi Akpolat
Abstract: Exposure to Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) Electromagnetic Field (EMF) emanating from the generation, distribution and utilization of electricity. The major debate in recent years has focused on the possibility that exposure to EMF may result some health consequences such as differentiation on bone constitute. In this study, the effect of ELF-EMFs and strontium ranelate on teeth constitute amount of mineral were investigated in rats. Seventy-five four month old adult female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 5 different groups (n = 15). After all applications, some mineral levels such as: Ca, Mg and Zn in rat teeths were determined with Atomic Absorbtion Spectrophotometry (AAS) and the phosphorus content of teeth was determined by Ultraviolet Spectrophotometer (UVS). It was determined that the levels of Ca and P were not statistically different in comparison to Cg-Cnt and between groups (p>0.05). However, it was observed that the levels of Zn significantly alterations between some groups (p<0.05). The levels of Mg in ELF-EMF+OVX, ELF-EMF and OVX groups decreased significantly in comparison to Cg-Cnt group (p<0.05). As a result, it can be suggested that mineral amount of rat teeth can change after ovariectomy and ELF-EMF exposure, also strontium ranelate treatments can’t increase mineral amount of teeth.
Sadullah Kaya , Mehmet Zulkuf Akdag , Izzet Yavuz , Mustafa Salih Celik , Ozkan Adiguzel , Emin Caner Tumen , Filiz Acun Kaya , Sait Erdogan and Veysi Akpolat , 2009. ELF Electromagnetic Field and Strontium Ranilate Influences on the Trace Element Content of Rat Teeth. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 8: 322-327.