Relationships between dentin and enamel mineral at the dentino-enamel boundary: Electron tomography and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy study

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 119, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 120-124

  Fang, Ping An ^a   Lam, Raymond S K ^a   Beniash, Elia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentino enamel boundary; Electron tomography; Epitaxial growth; High resolution electron microscope

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENTIN; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; ENAMEL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WISTAR RAT;

AMELOGENESIS; ANIMALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE TOMOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TOOTH CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84855875058     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2011.00876.x     Document Type: Article

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