Scanning microradiographic studies of rates of in vitro demineralization in human and bovine dental enamel

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 649-656

  Anderson, P ^a   Levinkind, M ^a   Elliott, J C ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine enamel; Human enamel; Longitudinal microradiography; Parallel microradiography; Rate of demineralization; Scanning microradiography

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DEMINERALIZATION; ENAMEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSTRUMENTATION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PHOTON; TOOTH DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; HUMANS; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHOTONS; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 0032143582     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(98)00052-1     Document Type: Article

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