Morphology of initial lesions of enamel treated with different commercial dentifrices using a pH cycling model: Scanning Electron Microscopy observations

International Dental Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 352-360

  Itthagarun, A ^a   Wei, S H Y ^a,b   Wefel, J S ^a  

^a Prince Philip Dental Hospital ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARIES AGENT; CALCIUM FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE; TOOTHPASTE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENAMEL; HUMAN; INDIA; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH DISEASE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UNITED STATES;

CALCIUM FLUORIDE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHINA; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIFRICES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FLUORIDES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033287532     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1875-595X.1999.tb00537.x     Document Type: Article

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