Abstract
RECENTLY, a new technique for identifying areas of reduced mineral content in ground sections of dental enamel by their light-scattering properties when examined in distilled water, was published1. It was shown that when viewed by transmitted light, areas of reduced mineral content in sections of erupted teeth or teeth in the late stages of development appeared dark and opaque, while normally mineralized mature enamel was transparent or translucent.
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Hodson, J. J., Nature, 175, 261 (1955).
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ALLAN, J. Assessment of Mineral Content in Water-mounted Sections of Dental Enamel. Nature 180, 1130–1131 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/1801130b0
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