Open AccessDriving the Mineral out Faster: Simple Modifications of the Decalcification Technique
Author(s) -
Supriya Nikita Kapila,
Srikant Natarajan,
Karen Boaz,
Jay Ashokkumar Pandya,
Shanmukha Raviteja Yinti
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/14641.6569
Subject(s) - bone decalcification , staining , chemistry , biomedical engineering , materials science , dentistry , pathology , medicine
Quicker decalcification is essential for faster diagnosis of hard tissue pathology. Heat and mechanical agitation are known to hasten decalcification.