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The effect of dental probing on subsequent enamel demineralization
C S van Dorp1, R A Exterkate, J M ten Cate
1Department of Cariology and Endodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam.
ASDC Journal of Dentistry for Children
|September 1, 1988
Abstract:
By using an explorer on demineralized fissures, an entrance may be created through which cariogenic micro-organisms and their metabolic products can directly penetrate into the softened subsurface. The effect of probing on the rate of formation and growth of lesions was quantified in vitro.