title: In vitro techniques for erosive lesion formation and examination in dental enamel.
abstract: An in vitro experimental model has been developed for erosive lesion formation in dental enamel which can mimic in vivo conditions at the tooth surface. The features of this model provide a very reproducible method of producing erosive lesions in several teeth under identical conditions which can be varied to allow examination of a number of different parameters. A replica impression technique has also been developed for subsequent non-destructive microscopic examination of the lesions and comparison with in vivo lesions.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, U.K.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Millward
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D002951:Citrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D019343:Citric Acid; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D005612:Freeze Drying; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011145:Polyvinyls; D016628:Replica Techniques; D012833:Siloxanes; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D002951:Citrates; D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D011145:Polyvinyls; D012833:Siloxanes; C034183:vinyl polysiloxane; D019343:Citric Acid; C056756:LR gold