Crystal Structure Studies of Human Dental Apatite as a Function of Age

Studies of the average crystal structure properties of human dental apatite as a function of age in the range of 5–87 years are reported. The crystallinity of the dental hydroxyapatite decreases with the age. The a-lattice constant that is associated with the carbonate content in carbonate apatite d...

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Main Authors: Th. Leventouri, A. Antonakos, A. Kyriacou, R. Venturelli, E. Liarokapis, V. Perdikatsis
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biomaterials
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/698547
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description Studies of the average crystal structure properties of human dental apatite as a function of age in the range of 5–87 years are reported. The crystallinity of the dental hydroxyapatite decreases with the age. The a-lattice constant that is associated with the carbonate content in carbonate apatite decreases with age in a systematic way, whereas the c-lattice constant does not change significantly. Thermogravimetric measurements demonstrate an increase of the carbonate content with the age. FTIR spectroscopy reveals both B and A-type carbonate substitutions with the B-type greater than the A-type substitution by a factor up to ~5. An increase of the carbonate content as a function of age can be deduced from the ratio of the 𝜈2CO3 to the 𝜈1PO4 IR modes.
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spelling doaj-art-355a21080b02415c959154801f4bf9bf2025-08-20T03:55:16ZengWileyInternational Journal of Biomaterials1687-87871687-87952009-01-01200910.1155/2009/698547698547Crystal Structure Studies of Human Dental Apatite as a Function of AgeTh. Leventouri0A. Antonakos1A. Kyriacou2R. Venturelli3E. Liarokapis4V. Perdikatsis5Department of Physics and Center for Biological and Materials Physics, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USADepartment of Physics, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Physics and Center for Biological and Materials Physics, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USADepartment of Physics and Center for Biological and Materials Physics, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USADepartment of Physics, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Mineral Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete, 73100 Chania, GreeceStudies of the average crystal structure properties of human dental apatite as a function of age in the range of 5–87 years are reported. The crystallinity of the dental hydroxyapatite decreases with the age. The a-lattice constant that is associated with the carbonate content in carbonate apatite decreases with age in a systematic way, whereas the c-lattice constant does not change significantly. Thermogravimetric measurements demonstrate an increase of the carbonate content with the age. FTIR spectroscopy reveals both B and A-type carbonate substitutions with the B-type greater than the A-type substitution by a factor up to ~5. An increase of the carbonate content as a function of age can be deduced from the ratio of the 𝜈2CO3 to the 𝜈1PO4 IR modes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/698547
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International Journal of Biomaterials
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