Longitudinal study of the three-dimensional development of subsurface enamel lesions during in vitro demineralisation

Caries Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 237-245

  Dowker, Stephanie E P ^a   Elliott, J C ^a   Davis, G R ^a   Wassif, H S ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D Morphology; Caries model; Human enamel; Mineral; Porosity; Subsurface demineralisation; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMINERALIZATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENAMEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOLAR TOOTH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY; TOOTH DISEASE; X RAY MICROANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

DENTAL ENAMEL; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOLAR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 0042922620     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070865     Document Type: Article

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