Multiangular viewing of dental enamel in the SEM: a simple specimen holder system

The specimen holder system described here has been found very useful when studying the three-dimensional organization of dental enamel in the SEM. The system includes small brass cylinders on which the specimens are mounted. The cylinders can be placed both vertically and horizontally in a specially designed holder. With this holder and a tilting capacity of 45 degrees all specimen aspects deviating as much as 135 degrees from the top surface can be studied.