Mineralization of human premolar occlusal fissures. A quantitative histochemical microanalysis

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 499-502

  Campos, A ^a   Rodriguez, I A ^b   Sanchez Quevedo M C ^a   Garcia J M ^a   Nieto Albano, O H ^b   Gomez De Ferraris M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fissures; Microanalysis; Mineralization; Premolar

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MINERALIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH;

BICUSPID; CALCIUM; DENTAL FISSURES; HUMANS;

EID: 0033996668     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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