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The ESR spectrum near g=2 of powdered human tooth enamel from upper central incisors and lower canines was studied as a function of microwave power, irradiation, and storage time. The results clearly demonstrate that the ESR spectrum is composite with at least five paramagnetic species contributing to the signal. The main stable component is assigned to CO2 −. Two other components arise from CO3 3− radicals, one of which is demonstrated to be the same center as is present on a phosphate site in sodium- and carbonate-containing calciumapatite.
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Callens, F.J., Verbeeck, R.M.H., Matthys, P.F.A. et al. The contribution of CO3 3− and CO2 − to the ESR spectrum near g=2 of powdered human tooth enamel. Calcif Tissue Int 41, 124–129 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02563791
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