Comparative Study of the Measurement of Enamel Demineralization and Remineralization Using Transverse Microradiography and Electron Probe Microanalysis

• Published in: Microscopy and microanalysis Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 937 - 945
• Main Authors: Cochrane, Nathan J., Iijima, Youichi, Shen, Peiyan, Yuan, Yi, Walker, Glenn D., Reynolds, Coralie, MacRae, Colin M., Wilson, Nicholas C., Adams, Geoffrey G., Reynolds, Eric C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.06.2014; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Acids; Aluminum; Biological Applications; Chemical composition; Comparative studies; Demineralization; Dental enamel; Dental Enamel - chemistry; Dental Enamel - metabolism; Dental Enamel - physiology; Electron Probe Microanalysis - methods; Electrons; Fluorides; Humans; Microradiography - methods; Minerals - analysis; Radiation; Teeth; Denmark; United States > US; remineralization; electron probe microanalyzer analysis (EPMA); demineralization; transverse microradiography (TMR)

Transverse microradiography (TMR) and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) are commonly used for characterizing dental tissues. TMR utilizes an approximately monochromatic X-ray beam to determine the mass attenuation of the sample, which is converted to volume percent mineral (vol%min). An EPMA stimu...