title: The relationship among the permeability to iodide, pore volume, and intraoral mineralization of abraded enamel.
abstract: The results indicate that Ip measurements are fairly closely related to the pore volume of the enamel to a depth of about 13 micrometer. A previous finding - that intraoral exposure produced substantial mineralization of abraded enamel after one h, and a slower rate of mineralization during the next two h - was confirmed, and it was shown that the rate of mineralization decreased with a decrease in the pore volume of the enamel. The rapid rate of intraoral mineralization represents a powerful mechanism for maintaining a fully mineralized enamel surface. The sensitivity of the Ip method demonstrated in this study, and the finding that Ip measurements relate to the pore volume of the enamel, coupled with previous findings that the increase in Ip produced by mild acid etching of intact enamel is proportional with the amount of dissolved Ca, indicate that the method provides valid measurement of intraoral de- and remineralization.
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000378:metabolism; D003745:Dental Enamel Permeability; D007454:Iodides / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014074:Tooth Calcification; D014088:Tooth Permeability
chemical_list: D007454:Iodides