Influence of pH and demineralization time on mineral content, thickness of surface layer and depth of artificial caries lesions

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Groeneveld, A.

Arends, J.
Previous studies have shown that it is possible to produce caries like lesions which are very similar to natural caries, having an area of sub surface demineralization covered by a relatively unaffected surface. The present authors studied the behavior of the surface layer and the sub surface demineralization as a function of pH and demineralization time. The mineral content was measured by means of quantitative microradiography, in various enamel specimens, as a function of the distance from the anatomical surface. Special attention is given to changes in the thickness of the surface layer, the depth of lesion and the degree of demineralization of the surface layer and the sub surface lesion.
Chemicals/CAS: Cellulose, 9004-34-6; Ethanol, 64-17-5; Minerals
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demineralizationdental cariesenameletiologyin vitro studymajor clinical studymethodologytoothCelluloseDecalcification TechniqueDental CariesDental EnamelEthanolHumanHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMicroradiographyMinerals
TNO Identifier
280775
Repository link
https://resolver.tno.nl/uuid:059456fd-8b41-4bec-ab45-7527643f226f
ISSN
00086568
Source
Caries Research, 9(1), pp. 36-44.
Pages
36-44
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