title: Polishing effect and abrasion of five toothpastes on dental enamel.
abstract: Prepared enamel samples were polished with one of 5 different toothpastes, dulled by acid treatment and repolished with the same toothpaste. The lustre change was measured by reflectometry and the micromorphological aspects of abrasion on enamel were investigated with the scanning electron microscope.
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003802:Dentifrices; D006801:Humans; D010756:Phosphoric Acids; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014100:Toothpastes
chemical_list: D003802:Dentifrices; D010756:Phosphoric Acids; D014100:Toothpastes