Unusual dissolution behavior of tooth enamel and synthetic HAP crystals under high partial saturation conditions.
The dissolution behavior of enamel and synthetic hydroxyapatite in acidic media possessing a high degree of partial saturation was found to be neither simple surface dissolution nor linear with time. Instead, a repetitive, stepwise dissolution pattern was observed. To explain this phenomenon, a model based upon a hypothesis that the crystals dissolve in a synchronized fashion was proposed.
D002021:Buffers; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003461:Crystallography; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000032:analysis; D003747:Dental Enamel Solubility; D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites / Q000032:analysis; D010710:Phosphates / Q000032:analysis; D012995:Solubility
D002021:Buffers; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D010710:Phosphates; D002118:Calcium