Investigating phase transformations in hard tissues of the human tooth during the carious process by means of Raman microspectroscopy and luminescence
Investigations of the regions of the nascent enamel carious process confirm assumptions on the formation of weak phosphates during the interaction between enamel apatite and organic acids (products of the biological activity of microorganisms). The described approach for determining regions of hard tooth tissue with an incipient carious process could form the basis for a new approach to caries diagnosis.