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            s, 
remineralization, fluoride uptake are 
not limited to the surface but are 
active in three dimensions. 
Permeability 
3 
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Enamel is soluble when exposed 
to acid medium, although the 
dissolution 
is 
not 
uniform. 
Solubility of enamel increases 
from the enamel surface to the 
dentinoenamel junction.  
Solubility to Acids 
4 
When 
fluorides 
are 
present 
during enamel formation or are 
topically applied to the enamel 
surface, the solubility of surface 
enamel is decreased. Fluoride 
concentration decreases toward 
the dentinoenamel junction. 
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Fluoride additions can affect the chemical 
and physical properties of the apatite 
mineral and influence the hardness, chemical 
reactivity, and stability of enamel while 
preserving the apatite structures. Trace 
amounts of fluoride stabilize the enamel by 
lowering acid solubility, by decreasing the 
rate of demineralization, and by enhancing 
the rate of remineralization. 
Solubility to Acids 
4 
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Enamel is relatively translucent. It has a glossy 
surface and varies in color from light yellow to 
grayish white. Therefore, the color of the tooth is 
primarily a function of the color of underlying 
dentin, enamel thickness and the amount of the 
stain in the enamel. 
Color 
5 
The thickness of enamel is greater at the cusps tips 
and incisal edges and decreases below deep 
fissures and become thin cervically at the junction 
with cementum. 
The amount of translucency of enamel is related 
to the variation in the degree of calcification and 
homogeneity. 
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Color 
5 
Abnormal conditions of enamel usually 
result in aberrant color. Enamel becomes 
temporary whiter within minutes when 
the tooth is isolated from the moist oral 
environment 
by 
rubber 
dam 
or 
absorbents. Thus, the shade must be 
determined 
before 
isolation 
and 
preparation 
for 
a 
tooth 
- 
colored 
restoration. This change in color explained 
by the temporary loss of loosely bonded 
(or exchangeable) water (less than 1% by 
weight). 
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The dentist must pay close attention to the surface 
characteristics of E. for evidence of pathologic or 
traumatic conditions. 
Key diagnostic signs include: 
 
1. Color changes associated with demineralization. 
2. Cavitation. 
3. Wear.  
4. Faults and fissures. 
5. Cracks 
Clinical Appearance and Diagnosis 
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Clinical Appearance and Diagnosis 
Color changes associated with demineralization 
1 
Color 
changes 
related 
to 
enamel 
demineralization and caries are critical 
diagnostic observations.  
Subsurface enamel porosity from carious 
demineralization is manifested clinically by 
a milky white opacity called (white spot 
lesion); when located on smooth surfaces. 
In 
later 
stages 
of 
caries, 
internal 
demineralization of enamel at the DEJ, 
subsurface cavitation imparts a blue or gray 
color to the overlying enamel. 
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Cavitation 
2 
The dentin is affec

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