Scanning electron microscopy of softened enamel

Caries Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-74

  Eisenburger, M ^a   Shellis, R P ^b   Addy, M ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demineralisation; Enamel softening; Replicas; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; WATER;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; ENAMEL; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPE IMAGE; MOLAR TOOTH; PH; PRECIPITATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TITRIMETRY; TOOTH DISEASE;

ACID ETCHING, DENTAL; CITRIC ACID; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL ENAMEL PERMEABILITY; DENTAL ENAMEL SOLUBILITY; HARDNESS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; REPLICA TECHNIQUES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOOTH EROSION;

EID: 0347319587     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073923     Document Type: Article

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