Abbreviations

A

caries lesion in enamel (Schiff reaction)

ad lib.

ad libitum

ATCC

American type culture collection

B

advanced dentinal caries lesion (Schiff reaction)

B.E.

base excess

C

cavitation (Schiff reaction)

COMPO

back-scattered electron image

EPMA

electron probe microanalyzer

H⁺

hydrogen ion

HCO₃^-

bicarbonate

m-acid-stan

metabolic acidosis and standard diet

m-acid-suc

metabolic acidosis and sucrose diet

m-alk-stan

metabolic alkalosis and standard diet

m-alk-suc

metabolic alkalosis and sucrose diet

N

no caries lesion (Schiff reaction)

n

number of observations in groups

norm-suc

control group with sucrose diet

norm-stan

control group with standard diet

pCO₂

carbon dioxide partial pressure

pO₂

oxygen partial pressure

r-alk-stan

respiratory alkalosis and standard diet

r-alk-suc

respiratory alkalosis and sucrose diet

T

initial dentinal caries lesion (Schiff reaction)