Remineralization effects of xylitol on demineralized enamel

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 471-476

  Miake, Yasuo ^a   Saeki, Yoji ^b   Takahashi, Mitsuru ^b   Yanagisawa, Takaaki ^a  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b Lotte Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crystal; Demineralization; Enamel; HRTEM; Remineralization; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

XYLITOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENAMEL; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL ENAMEL SOLUBILITY; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLAR, THIRD; TOOTH REMINERALIZATION; XYLITOL;

IMAGE PROCESSING; MINERALOGY;

CONTACT MICRORADIOGRAPHIES; DEEP LAYER; DEMINERALISATION; HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; IMAGE PROCESSORS; MIDDLE LAYER; MINERALISATION; REMINERALIZATION; SURFACE LAYERS; XYLITOL;

ENAMELS;

EID: 0348234846     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/52.5.471     Document Type: Article

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