title: [Crystal growth on human dentin surface].
abstract: Gypsum crystal growth on human dentin surface was investigated using a crystal growth agent composed of 4-20% ammonium sulfate and 5-60% acrylic acid aqueous admixtures. In the treatment with 4% ammonium sulfate which contains the concentration of acrylic acid from 5% to 60%, fine half-spherical aggregates of 25 microns in diameter of needle-like crystals were obtained from 35% acrylic acid and large ones from 30% acrylic acid. Using the crystal growth agent of 4% ammonium sulfate-35% acrylic acid aqueous admixture, the human dentin surface pretreated with sulfates of different cations was evaluated from crystal growth. All sulfates without 4% ZnSO4 formed half-spherical aggregates of needle-like crystals. Diameter of their half-spherical aggregates increased as follows; 4% Na2SO4 less than none-treatment less than saturated CaSO4.2H2O less than 4% K2SO4 less than 4% MgSO4 less than 4% ZnSO4. The half-spherical aggregates from sulfates of Na+ and K+ (alkali metal) grew finer than those from sulfates of Ca2+ and Mg2+ (alkali-earth metal) and Zn2+ (zinc) and their area on dentin surface increased more with sulfates of alkali metal than with those of alkali-earth.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oyamada
mesh_terms: D002133:Calcium Sulfate; D003461:Crystallography; D003804:Dentin
chemical_list: D002133:Calcium Sulfate