Biologic consideration of enamel and its clinical significance in practice of operative dentistry
Permeability
Clinical appearance & diagnosisMorphologic & histologic review
Key diagnostic signs include:• Color changes associated with demineralization: white spot lesion, blue or gray color.
• Cavitation.
• Faults & fissures.
• Cracks.
Clinical appearance & diagnosis
Clinical sites for caries initiation:
• Pits & fissures of enamel.• Smooth enamel surface.
Crystal structure & enamel rods