Rates of Mineral Loss in Human Enamel during in vitro Demineralization Perpendicular and Parallel to the Natural Surface

Caries Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-40

  Anderson, P ^a   Elliott, J C ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Enamel; Gradients; In vitro demineralization; Rate of mineral loss

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENAMEL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIME; TOOTH DISEASE;

ANISOTROPY; BICUSPID; DECALCIFICATION TECHNIQUE; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL ENAMEL SOLUBILITY; HUMANS; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 0033629299     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016567     Document Type: Article

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