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THE diffraction of X-rays in the case of teeth can be investigated by a modification of the standard X-ray powder method, by producing biophysical specimens in the form of wires of tooth material by the careful cutting and filing of suitable pieces of tooth material. A 9 cm. camera of the Van Arkel type with filtered copper radiation has been used in comparing the diffraction lines from two specimens of teeth (one from a male and one from a female) which had been extracted following decay.
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SCOTT, E., SCOTT, F. Broadening of the X-ray Diffraction Lines in Teeth affected by Fluorine. Nature 183, 479 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183479a0
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