Trace fluoride and its role in enamel mineralization.
A highly reproducible seeded crystal growth method has been used to study enamel mineralization in the presence of traces of fluoride ion. The resulting increased rate of remineralization over a range of calcium phosphate supersaturation may be attributed to the formation of surface fluorapatite.
D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D005459:Fluorides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D014074:Tooth Calcification / Q000187:drug effects*; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000494:pharmacology*
D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D014131:Trace Elements; D005459:Fluorides