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Enamel Microstructure Data

Source: R/data.R
enamel.Rd

A dataset containing measurements of enamel microstructure parameters from different enamel types, including human enamel and shark enamel, with and without fluoride treatment.

Usage

enamel

Format

A data frame with 3 rows and 5 variables:

group

Type of enamel sample (character)

ld_mean

Mean crystallite size in micrometers (numeric)

ld_sd

Standard deviation of crystallite size in micrometers (numeric)

z_mean

Mean volume percentage in vol% μm (numeric)

z_sd

Standard deviation of volume percentage in vol% μm (numeric)

Source

Ögaard, B., Rölla, G., Ruben, J., Dijkman, T., & Arends, J. (1988). Microradiographic study of demineralization of shark enamel in a human caries model. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 96(3), 209-211. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0722.1988.tb01545.x

Details

The dataset includes three enamel types:

  • Human enamel (untreated)

  • Shark enamel

  • Human enamel with daily rinse treatment using 0.2% NaF (sodium fluoride)