A Method For The Study of Internal Spaces in Hard Tissue Matrices By SEM, With Special Reference to Dentine
- 1 April 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Microscopy
- Vol. 112 (3), 345-352
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.1978.tb00085.x
Abstract
Infiltration of a porous hard tissue with methyl methacrylate, followed by dissolution of the tissue provides a three-dimensional methacrylate cast of spaces within the tissue. Examination of such a cast by scanning electron microscopy provides information on the nature and extent of the pore system to a degree that cannot readily be visualized by the direct examination of fractured surfaces. The findings described concern human dentine but the technique may have a wider application in studies on the internal structure of other hard tissues.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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