Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 264-272 , April 2009

In vitro demineralization of human enamel natural and abraded surfaces: A micromechanical and SEM investigation

  • Jing Xue

      Affiliations

    • State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, 14 South Renmin Rd, Chengdu 610041, PR China
    • Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Sydney, 2 Chalmers St., Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia
    • ,
  • Wei Li

      Affiliations

    • State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, 14 South Renmin Rd, Chengdu 610041, PR China
    • ,
  • Michael V. Swain

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Sydney, 2 Chalmers St., Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 9351 8357; fax: +61 2 9351 8375.

Received 26 September 2008 ,Revised 27 November 2008 ,Accepted 28 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.11.020

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 264-272 , April 2009

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