Investigation of preferential etch patterns created in human dental enamel during acid attack [electronic resource].
- Published
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1974.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy - Physical Description
- 69 pages : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary
- The phenomenon of preferential etching in human dental enamel is discussed in light of contemporary knowledge of the structure of the enamel prisms and the results of five experiments performed by the author The author presents evidence to discard the theory of crystallite orientation as the cause of acid etch patterns. The existence of a boundary diffusion barrier is proposed by the author to account for the etching effects created by acids-at low pH and their similarity to etching effects created by ion bombardment. A small but measurable difference in the Ca/P ratio between the center and boundary region of an enamel prism was found by the author.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:coo--1198-1142
coo--1198-1142 - Subject(s)
- Dissertation Note
- Thesis. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-75
- Note
- Published through SciTech Connect.
10/01/1974.
"coo--1198-1142"
Daniel Sutherland Petty. - Funding Information
- AT(11-1)-1198
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