Abstract
This paper describes a stage in the development of deciduous bovine incisor enamel in which the tissue becomes extremely porous. This porosity, due apparently to a loss of matrix protein, is subsequently occluded by the acquisition of mineral in a secondary mineralisation phase. The porous zone has been demonstrated by a difference observed in the location of secondary mineral uptake per dry weight of tissue and secondary mineral uptake per volume of tissue. It appears to represent a stage of development analogous to that previously described in the continuously growing rat incisor.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 389-393 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Caries Research |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1980 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Enamel development
- Matrix
- Mineral
- Porosity