Magnesium Impurities in Enamel Crystallites (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Magnesium Impurities in Enamel Crystallites

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Impurities such as magnesium show up as dark distortions (indicated by white arrows) in the atomic lattice of human enamel crystallites.

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Paul Smeets, Northwestern University & Berit Goodge, Cornell University

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