A non-destructive optical method to study de- and remineralization of enamel.
The absorption and scattering of light in dental enamel or in a carious lesion have been studied quantitatively by using thin slabs. The method thus required destructive preparation techniques. In this paper we describe how the scattering by a bulk sample can be used to obtain semi-quantitative information.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003720:Densitometry / Q000379:methods*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000473:pathology*; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000379:methods; D014074:Tooth Calcification