title: [The development of initial enamel caries--a phenomenon of interfacial reactions].
abstract: The investigation deals with earliest chemical changes in outermost enamel surfaces during initial caries development. After in vitro demineralization of enamel samples in acidulated hydroxyethylcellulose solution (pH = 5.1) for periods between 1 and 288 h the Ca/P molar ratios were determined in depths of 0.04 micron using the Rutherford Backscattering spectroscopy. The measured Ca/P ratios oscillate around the initial value. This behaviour is interpreted as a combined de/remineralization process.
authors: Poliklinik für Konservierende Stomatologie, Karl-Marx-Universität, Leipzig, DDR.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Rentsch
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Merte
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Wörtz
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Zschau
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Plier
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Otto
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis; D003648:Decalcification Technique; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods; D013499:Surface Properties; D014074:Tooth Calcification
chemical_list: D010758:Phosphorus; D002118:Calcium
vernacular_title: Die Entwicklung der initialen Schmelzkaries--ein Phänomen von Grenzflächenreaktionen.