Natural elements of the periodic table in human dental enamel

Caries Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1974, Pages 123-134

  Losee, F L ^a,b   Cutress, T W ^c   Brown, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Accu Labs Research Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Medical Council of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Elements in enamel; Enamel composition; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

TRACE ELEMENT;

ENAMEL; IN VITRO STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOOTH;

CHEMISTRY; DENTAL ENAMEL; ELEMENTS; HUMAN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, MASS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 0015978634     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000260100     Document Type: Article

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