Enamel apatite: chemistry, structure and properties.
J Dent Res
; 58(Spec Issue B): 829-36, 1979 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-283124
ABSTRACT
The crystal chemistry of enamel apatite is probably the best understood of all the biological apatites. It is an imperfect apatite, low in calcium and hydroxide ions, but rich in substitutional impurities. A few impurities, like fluoride, are beneficial but most appear to disrupt the lattice structure. In this paper, the composition and basic structural features of enamel apatite are described, with particular emphasis on what we presently know, and do not know, about the role impurities play in establishing the fine details of this structure.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Apatitas
/
Esmalte Dentário
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Dent Res
Ano de publicação:
1979
Tipo de documento:
Article