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White enamel patches.
Author(s) -
Lustman J.,
Sela M.,
Sela J.,
Ulmansky M.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1974.tb01704.x
Subject(s) - enamel paint , bone decalcification , scanning electron microscope , materials science , dental enamel , tooth enamel , microscopy , dentistry , white (mutation) , electron microscope , chemistry , optics , medicine , composite material , pathology , biochemistry , gene , physics
. White enamel patches on approximal surfaces of human teeth were examined with a scanning electron microscope following the removal of plaque. The affected areas disclosed a honeycomb‐like structure constructed of enamel prisms, the cores of which were preferentially dissolved. The defects resembled those due to acid decalcification.