Once the bacteria stick to the enamel, they trigger a process called demineralisation - they turn sugar in the diet into a harmful acid that starts to create holes in the teeth.

它们一旦附着在牙齿的珐琅质上，就会引发一种被称为去矿化作用的过程--- 它们把饮食中的糖转化成有害的酸并在牙齿上腐蚀出洞眼。

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PAX9 is involved in the biomineralization process of the dentine and enamel.

PAX9参与牙本质和釉质的生物矿化过程。

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The firing of enamel frit is a process of "Liquid-phase Sintering". Its mass transfer is based on the viscous flow of the melt.

搪瓷釉的烧成过程是一种“液相烧结”过程，其传质有赖于熔体的粘性流动。

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Most recently, the company has announced the "world's first application of self assembly used to create a vacuum around nanowires for next-generation microprocessors, " which just so happens to mimic the natural pattern-creating process that forms seashells, snowflakes, and enamel on teeth.

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