File:Enamel-fluoride-remineralization.svg
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English: Diagram of demineralization and remineralization of dental enamel in the presence of acid and fluoride in saliva and plaque fluid. Acid is produced by bacteria in plaque fluid that consume sugar; this in turn partially dissolves (demineralizes) the enamel's carbonated hydroxyapatite crystals. Fluoride in plaque fluid counteracts this process, causing the enamel to remineralize with a surface coating of a fluoroapatite-like substance, which is harder to dissolve.
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25 May 2009 |
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The image is the uploader's own work. The idea is in: Featherstone JD (2008). "Dental caries: a dynamic disease process". Aust Dent J 53 (3): 286–91. DOI:10.1111/j.1834-7819.2008.00064.x. PMID 18782377. |
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| current | 15:08, 25 May 2009 | | 744×1,052 (14 KB) | Eubulides (Talk | contribs) | (Don't use Inkscape's arrowheads, to work around bug/incompatibility with Wikipedia's renderer.) |
| 23:35, 24 May 2009 |  | 744×1,052 (13 KB) | Eubulides (Talk | contribs) | (== Summary == {{Information |Description= {{en|Diagram of demineralization and remineralization of dental enamel in the presence of acid and fluoride in saliva and plaque fluid. Acid is produced by bacteria in saliva that consume sugar; this in turn parti) |
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