title: Effect of conditioning the enamel surface of primary teeth with citric acid: a SEM study.
abstract: The present SEM study revealed the effect of 50 percent citric acid on the primary tooth enamel subsequent to mechanical pretreatment. The enamel of primary teeth was conditioned with 50% citric acid for 1, 1.5, 2, 3 and 5 minutes. A uniformly etched enamel surface was obtained at 5 minutes.
authors.affiliation: Medical College, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Bajpai
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013997:Time Factors; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid