Quantitative study of enamel dissolution under conditions of controlled hydrodynamics.
A rotating disk method has been used to study the dissolution of bovine enamel. A diffusion model adequately describes the reaction for a wide range of conditions, and the rate is also hydrogen ion dependent. The solubility product of bovine enamel, 5.9 +/- 1.8 X 10(-59) moles9 1(-9) at 25 C is derived by a method that minimizes the possibility of phase changes.
D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis; D002417:Cattle; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000032:analysis; D003747:Dental Enamel Solubility; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000032:analysis; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D008433:Mathematics; D010710:Phosphates / Q000032:analysis; D012995:Solubility
D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D010710:Phosphates; D006859:Hydrogen; D002118:Calcium