Journal of Dentistry
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 72-81 , January 2010

Morphological and chemical characterization of tooth enamel exposed to alkaline agents

  • F. Taube

      Affiliations

    • Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Box 414, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden. Tel.: +46 31 786 62 92; fax: +46 31 40 97 28.
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  • R. Ylmén

      Affiliations

    • Department of Inorganic Environmental Chemistry, Chalmers, Gothenburg, Sweden
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  • A. Shchukarev

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry, Environmental and Biogeochemistry, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
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  • S. Nietzsche

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Electron Microscopy, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany
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  • J.G. Norén

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pedodontics, Institute of Odontology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Received 12 March 2009 ,Revised 11 September 2009 ,Accepted 14 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2009.09.006

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 72-81 , January 2010

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