Dental Materials
Volume 25, Issue 7 , Pages 884-891 , July 2009

In vitro remineralization of enamel by polymeric amorphous calcium phosphate composite: Quantitative microradiographic study

Received 3 November 2008 ,Revised 12 January 2009 ,Accepted 14 January 2009.

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☆ Certain commercial materials and equipment are identified in this work for adequate definition of the experimental procedures. In no instance does such identification imply recommendation or endorsement by the American Dental Association Foundation or the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or that the material and the equipment identified is necessarily the best available for the purpose.

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doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2009.01.094

Dental Materials
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