A scanning electron microscopic and polarized light microscopic study of acid-etching of caries-like lesions in human tooth enamel treated with sodium fluoride in vitro.
Types of etching patterns and histological appearances were examined in acid-etched, NaF-treated caries-like lesions of enamel. Etching patterns similar to those for etched-sound enamel were found. Remineralization was limited to the surface zone and superficial portion of the body of the lesion following acid-etching of NaF-treated caries-like lesions.
D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008859:Microscopy, Polarization; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D012969:Sodium Fluoride