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Characterization of human dental enamel by epithermal neutron activation analysis
V Vernois1, N Deschamps, G Revel
1Laboratoire Pierre Süe C.N.R.S., C.E.N./Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France.
Journal of Trace Elements and Electrolytes in Health and Disease
|June 1, 1989
Abstract:
Dental enamel is considered to be a biological interface depending on two phenomena the surroundings and the individual's general metabolism. The analysis of its chemical composition is becoming more and more developed. A neutron activation method has been elaborated and applied to these analyses. The results obtained and their statistical interpretation emphasize the fundamental importance of trace elements as a result of their role in the main physiopathological phenomenon peculiar to dental enamel.