A novel cutting machine supports dental students to study the histology of the tooth hard tissue

• Main Authors: Zhi-Lan Cheng (Author), Min Cai (Author), Xuan-Yi Chen (Author), Pei Li (Author), Xiao-Hua Chen (Author), Zheng-Mei Lin (Author), Meng Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Ground section is the only way to study tooth enamel, and the conventional methods of making ground sections, grinding by hand or using a hard tissue microtome are either too time consuming or money costing. This study aimed to develop and assess a novel cutting machine in making...