Synchronized crystal dissolution behavior for tooth enamel and synthetic (NBS) hydroxyapatite.
The synchronized cyrstal dissolution hypothesis previously proposed to explain the unusual dissolution behavior of human dental enamel and hydroxyapatite in partially saturated acidic media has been critically examined with dissolution-dialysis transport experiments. The findings are in accord with the hypothesis. A model based upon a variable effective solubility for the hydroxyapatite crystal is proposed.
D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003461:Crystallography; D003747:Dental Enamel Solubility; D004058:Diffusion; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D012995:Solubility; D013997:Time Factors
D006882:Hydroxyapatites