Zinc effect on the in vitro formation of calcium phosphates: relevance to clinical inhibition of calculus formation

• Published in: American journal of dentistry Vol. 12; no. 2; p. 65
• Main Authors: LeGeros, R Z, Bleiwas, C B, Retino, M, Rohanizadeh, R, LeGeros, J P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.1999
• Subjects: Calcium Phosphates - chemistry; Crystallization; Dental Calculus - chemistry; Dental Calculus - prevention & control; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Solutions; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Temperature; X-Ray Diffraction; Zinc - chemistry

To determine the effect of zinc on the in vitro formation of calcium phosphates and its relevance to calculus inhibition. Different types of calcium phosphate phases (amorphous calcium phosphate, ACP; dicalcium phosphate dihydrate, DCPD; octacalcium phosphate, OCP; and carbonate hydoxyapatite, CHA)...