A computer program for correlating dental plaque pH values, CH+, plaque titration, critical pH, resting pH and the solubility of enamel apatite

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 475-480

  Larsen, M J ^a   Pearce, E I F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apatite solubility; Cariogenic potentials; Computer program; Critical pH; Plaque pH

Indexed keywords

APATITE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER LANGUAGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENAMEL; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; PH MEASUREMENT; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

APATITES; DENTAL ENAMEL SOLUBILITY; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; REFERENCE VALUES; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0031194303     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(97)00044-7     Document Type: Article

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