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  • Title: Unusual dissolution behavior of tooth enamel and synthetic HAP crystals under high partial saturation conditions.
    Author: Fawzi MB, Higuchi WI, Hefferren JJ.
    Journal: J Dent Res; 1977 May; 56(5):518-23. PubMed ID: 267107.
    Abstract:
    The dissolution behavior of enamel and synthetic hydroxyapatite in acidic media possessing a high degree of partial saturation was found to be neither simple surface dissolution nor linear with time. Instead, a repetitive, stepwise dissolution pattern was observed. To explain this phenomenon, a model based upon a hypothesis that the crystals dissolve in a synchronized fashion was proposed.
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