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J Dent Res 52(2): 199-205, 1973
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Dental Enamel Electrochemistry

ROBERT A. DICKERSON 1 and JOHN M. LENOIR 1

1 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90007, USA

The results of several experiments implicate electrochemical phenomena in the formation of dental caries. The passage of an electric current through enamel causes degradation and a various appearance. The fluoride ion minimizes the variations in natural electric potentials and inhibits electric current. This is consistent with an electrochemical mechanism of caries formation and the beneficial effects of fluoride.

Submitted on February 10, 1971






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