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- Title
Enamel surface modification in vitro using hydrochloric acid pumice: an SEM investigation.
- Authors
Olin, Paul S.; Lehner, Christian R.; Hilton, James A.
- Abstract
The article presents a research which examines the effects of the use of hydrochloric acid pumice, for removing discolored enamel, on the enamel surface. Researchers, as reported, did a scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analysis of multiple samples of enamel after they were treated with an acid pumice slurry. The SEM analysis, as reported, shows that enamel is being removed by chemical erosion and mechanical abrasion, and the surface was permanently altered. The research concludes that the amount of enamel removed due to the treatment depends on the contact time of the acid pumice slurry, acid strength and pressure on the handpiece.
- Subjects
DENTAL enamel; HYDROCHLORIC acid; SCANNING electron microscopy; TOOTH erosion; THERAPEUTICS; DENTAL research; DENTAL care; MEDICAL sciences; RESEARCH
- Publication
Quintessence International, 1988, Vol 19, Issue 10, p733
- ISSN
0033-6572
- Publication type
Article