The role of brushite and octacalcium phosphate in apatite formation

• Published in: Critical reviews in oral biology and medicine Vol. 3; no. 1-2; pp. 61 - 82
• Main Authors: Johnsson, M S, Nancollas, G H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 1992
• Subjects: Apatites - chemistry; Calcium Phosphates - chemistry; Chemical Precipitation; Crystallization; Crystallography; Dentistry

Studies of apatite mineral formation are complicated by the possibility of forming several calcium phosphate phases. The least soluble, hydroxyapatite (HAP), is preferentially formed under neutral or basic conditions. In more acidic solutions phases such as dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (Brushite, D...