Effect of Fluoride on the Morphology of Calcium Phosphate Crystals Grown on Acid-Etched Human Enamel
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Fan, Y.
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Univ So Calif, Ctr Craniofacial Mol Biol, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USA
Louisiana State Univ, Sch Dent, Hlth Sci Ctr, New Orleans, LA 70119 USAUniv So Calif, Ctr Craniofacial Mol Biol, Los Angeles, CA 90033 USA
Fan, Y.
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Sun, Z.
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Sun, Z.
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Moradian-Oldak, J.
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The aim of this study was to examine the effect of fluoride ion concentration on the morphology of calcium phosphate crystals grown on acid-etched enamel as a model for tooth enamel erosion. Samples were immersed in calcification solution for 16 h and changes in crystal morphology were monitored by field emission scanning electron microscopy. Without fluoride, plate-like octacalcium phosphate crystals (20 nm thick, 2-10 mu m wide) were formed. With 1-10 mg/l fluoride, arrays of denser needle-like nanocrystals (20-30 nm wide, 1 500 nm in length) were formed. We conclude that there is a minimal fluoride concentration (1 mg/l) that dramatically affects the morphology of calcium phosphate crystals grown on etched enamel in vitro. Copyright (C) 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel