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Science 15 January 1960:
Vol. 131. no. 3394, pp. 156 - 158
DOI: 10.1126/science.131.3394.156
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Electronmicroscopy of Dental Calculus

F. Gonzales 1 and R. F. Sognnaes 1

1 Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts

Electron microscopy of ultrathin osmium-fixed sections of dental calculus, cut with a diamond knife without prior decalcification, revealed densely mineralized areas entrapping many degenerating microorganisms, within which were deposited similarly electron-dense crystals. Two principal forms of crystals were found, the predominant type being of the same order of magnitude and shape as those found in bone, and showing the typical characteristics of apatite in selected area electron diffraction patterns.


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