A comparison of the mineral content of enamel and dentine in human premolars and enamel pearls measured by X-ray microtomography

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 281-290

  Anderson, P ^a   Elliott, J C ^a   Bose, U ^b   Jones, S J ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dentine; Enamel; Enamel pearls; Human; Mineralization gradient; X ray absorption coefficient; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DENTIN; ENAMEL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

BICUSPID; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; DURAPATITE; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY; TOOTH CALCIFICATION;

EID: 0030099762     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-9969(95)00122-0     Document Type: Article

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