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Fig. 4

From: Preventive potential of nano silver fluoride versus sodium fluoride varnish on enamel caries like lesions in primary teeth: in vitro study

Fig. 4

Polarized light photomicrograph of a longitudinal ground section of: a. Normal enamel. b. Control specimen (IIb) showing a deep dark demineralization band. c. Enamel treated with FV (IIa) showing slight decrease in the lesion extent. d. Control specimen (IIb) showing high degree of positive birefringence with loss of typical structural enamel features within the lesion body. e. Enamel treated with FV (IIa) showing obvious lesion limitation with evident mineralized surface layer (red arrows), magnification ×40

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