Physicochemical Mechanisms of Dental Caries

I. Brown, W.E. , and Wallace, B.M. : Phase Rule Considerations and the Solubility of Tooth Enamel, Ann NY Acad Sci 131 :690-693, 1965.

Brown, W.E. : Physicochemical Aspects of Decay and Decalcification, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Calcified Tissues, Dental and Surgical Materials and Tissue Materials Interactions, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, 1970.

Von Bartheld, F. : Membrane Phenomena in Carious Dissolution of the Teeth, Arch Oral Biol (special suppl 6) : 284-303, 1961.

Sollner, K. : An Outline of the Basic Electrochemistry of Porous Membranes, J Dent Res 53:267-279, 1974.

Patel, P.R. ; Chuong, R. , and Brown, W.E. : Study of Dental Caries Mechanism Using Experimental Models, abstracted, IADR Program and Abstracts of Papers, No. 696, 1973.

Higuchi, W.I. ; Gray, J.A. ; Hefferren , J.J. ; and Patel, P.R. : Mechanisms of Enamel Dissolution in Acid Buffers, J Dent Res 44: 330-341, 1965.

Higuchi, W.I. ; Mir, N.A. ; Patel , P.R. ; Becker, J.W. ; and Hefferren , J.J. : Quantitation of Enamel Demineralization Mechanisms : III. A Critical Examination of the Hydroxyapatite Model, J Dent Res 48 : 396-409, 1969.

Gray, J.A. : Kinetics of Enamel Dissolution During Formation of Incipient Caries-like Lesions , Arch Oral Biol 11: 397-421, 1966.

Holly, F.J. , and Gray, J.A. : Mechanisms for Incipient Carious Lesion Growth Utilizing a Physical Model Based on Diffusion Concepts, Arch Oral Biol 13: 319-334, 1968.

Patel, P.R. , and Brown, W.E. : Solubility of Intact Human Tooth Enamel at 25 C, abstracted, IADR Program and Abstracts of Papers, No. 177, 1972.

Chow, L.C. , and Brown, W.E. : The Formation of Dicalcium Phosphate Dihydrate in Tooth Enamel Treated with Acid Solutions, abstracted, IADR Program and Abstracts of Papers, No. 440, 1973.

Darling, A.I. : Microstructural Changes in Early Dental Caries , In Sognnaes, R.F. : (ed) : Mechanisms of Hard Tissue Destruction, Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1963 , pp. 171-186.

Scott, D.B. ; Simmelink, J.W. ; and Nycaard, V. : Structural Aspects of Dental Caries, J Dent Res 53: 165-178, 1974.

Scott, D.B. ; Swancar, J.R. ; Simmelink, J.W. ; and Smith, T.J. : Apatite Crystal Growth in Biological Systems, in Brown, W.E. and Young, R.A. (eds) : International Symposium on Structural Properties of Hydroxyapatite and Related Compounds, New York: Gordon and Breach, in press.

Patel, P.R. ; Miletta, E.M.S. ; and Brown, W.E. : Solubility Behavior of Powdered Human Tooth Enamel at 25 C, abstracted, IADR Program and Abstracts of Papers, No. 807, 1971.

Gray, J.A. , and Francis, M.D. : Physical Chemistry of Enamel Dissolution, in Sognnaes, R.F. (ed) : Mechanisms of Hard Tissue Destruction , Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1963, pp 213-260.

Francis, M.D. : Solubility Behavior of Dental Enamel and Other Calcium Phosphates, Ann NY Acad Sci 131: 694-712, 1965.

Moreno, E.C. , and Zahradnik, R.T. : Chemistry of Enamel Subsurface Demineralization in Vitro, J Dent Res, 53: 226-235, 1974.

Brown, W.E. : Solubilities of Phosphates and Other Sparingly Soluble Compounds, in Griffith, E.J. , Et Al (eds) : Environmental Phosphorus Handbook, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1973.