Electron Microprobe and Microhardness Studies of Enamel Remineralization
- 1 March 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 51 (2), 648-651
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345720510026601
Abstract
Enamel samples were demineralized and subsequently remineralized in a calcifying solution. Microhardness, which dropped after acid etching, recovered its hardness in part after remineralization. The mean calcium and phosphorus concentrations of the softened enamel increased after remineralization. The Ca/P weight ratio remained within the range of 2.05 to 2.12 in all enamel samples.Keywords
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