Abstract
The study is a comparison of methods for the quantitative measurement of erosive mineral loss including longitudinal microradiography (LMR), profilometry (PM), and analysis of calcium (CA) and phosphorus (PA) in the erosion solution. Polished human enamel samples were taped, covered with nail varnish and the edges of the resulting enamel window marked with drilled holes as a reference. All samples were subjected to baseline LMR. Sixty samples each were eroded with citric acid (0.05 M; pH 2.3; 10 ml per sample) for 30, 60, 90, or 120 min. Erosive loss of each sample was estimated by the four methods. All methods revealed a linear erosive loss over time and showed good linear correlation. Values calculated from PM and LMR were both approximately 20% lower than those from CA and PA. After 30 min erosion, LMR showed no significant correlation with the other three methods. With LMR, erosive loss below 20 µm should be interpreted with care.
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