Microradiographic Study on the Demineralization of Thick Enamel Sections: A Constant Composition Study
作者:
J.A.K.M. Buskes,
E. de Josselin de Jong,
J. Christoffersen,
J. Arends,
期刊:
Caries Research
(Karger Available online 1987)
卷期:
Volume 21,
issue 1
页码: 15-21
ISSN:0008-6568
年代: 1987
DOI:10.1159/000260997
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Constant composition;Demineralization;Diphosphonates;Enamel surface layer;Microradiography
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
In this article a new microradiographic approach for measuring the mineral content after various demineralization stages of the same enamel section and of the same area is described. Repositioning errors are smaller than 3 μm. The method described uses thick sections (up to 300 μm can be used). The error in mineral content is of the same order (3% by volume) for thick sections as for thin sections. The experiments with this method showed that the first stage in demineralization is a surface-softening process; later on a surface layer was observed. A linear least-square fit of the cube of the lesion depths found shows a high correlation (r = 0.99). This is also valid for the cube of the microhardness indentation lengths made perpendicular to the surface (r = 0.96). The results described in this study indicate that the new microradiographic method is suitable for repeated measurements of mineral distribution
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