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SUBJECT INDEX 



Demineralization — Continued 

 bone, 578 



chelating agents, 60 

 dentin caries, 195 

 Embden-Meverhof-Krebs s\stem, 



581 

 enamel caries, 171 

 in vitro, 131 

 invertebrate phyla, 55 

 plant groups, 55 

 preceding proteolysis, 207, 505 

 shell, 79 

 Deinineralization-boring mechanism, 

 56, 60 

 mollusks, 56 



snails, 56, 60; see also ABO 

 Demineralization gland, see ABO 

 Demineralization gradients, 131 

 dental caries, 98, 147 

 dental erosion, 107, 146 

 postmortem destruction, 146 

 resorption, 146 

 Demineralization mechanism, boring 



gastropods, 55 

 Demineralization organ, snail, see 



ABO 

 Demineralization patterns, enamel 



caries, 175 

 Demineralization solution, organic 



polymer, 133 

 Demineralization tests, rat molars, 138 

 Demineralized collagen, 505, 506 



subjacent matrix, 503 

 Demineralized subsurface zone, incipi- 

 ent enamel caries, 133 

 Demineralizing action, ABO homoge- 



nate, 67, 68 

 Demineralizing agents, hard tissues, 



131 

 Demospongiae, 29 



Denervated antlers, shedding mecha- 

 nism, 360 

 Densitometry, osteoporosis, 422 

 Density 

 bone, 418 

 osteons, 372, 416 

 Dental attrition, 92, 93, 155 

 Dental calculus, 292, 298 



Dental caries, see Caries 



Dental cement, orthophosphoric acid, 



137 

 Dental erosion, 99 



see also under Erosion 



acidity, 113 



bacterial involvement, 109 



buried teeth, 120 



cavity effect, 111 



cervical, 119 



chelating mechanism, 115 



chelation influence, 114 



chronic stage, 108 



circumscribed, 104 



clinical management, 117 



cuticular membrane, protection, 109 



demineralization gradients, 107, 146 



diagnosis, 118 



disc-shaped, 102 



distribution, 101, 102 



enamel, 104, 105 



figured, 104 



fluoride therapv, 118 



frictional forces, 100 



histopathologv, 108 



horizontal grooves, 102 



hourglass appearance, 102 



idiopathic, 91 



irregular, 104 



lacunar profile, enamel, 105 



mechanical friction, 100, 101, 116 



metachromatic deposit. 111 



microradiography, 105, 107 



mucous plaque, 109 



mucous secretion, 114 



occlusal wear, 112 



opacity, enamel, 104 



oral environment, 113 



orthochromatic membrane. 111 



oxalate, 114 



pathogenesis, 112 



postmortem, see Postmortem erosion 



prevention, 118 



prognosis, 118 



salivary citrate, 114 



subsurface changes, 131 



summary, 145 



surface demineralization, 108 



