Visualization of enamel rods in hunter-schreger bands and enamel in incipient lesion under polarized and light microscopy

Background: An enamel rod is the basic unit of tooth enamel measuring 4 μm wide to 8 μm high and is tightly packed, highly organized mass of hydroxyapatite crystals, which are hexagonal in shape and provide rigidity to the rods and strengthen the enamel. In cross section, it is best compared to a ke...

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Main Authors: Sandhya Tamgadge, Treville Pereira, Avinash Tamgadge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.saudijos.org//article.asp?issn=1658-6816;year=2020;volume=7;issue=2;spage=76;epage=79;aulast=Tamgadge