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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
Volume 42, Issue 23, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/42/23/235408
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- DGAP-AUNAM [IN-111808]
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Powder from carious human tooth enamel and dentine were structurally, chemically and thermally analysed and compared against those from sound (healthy) teeth. Structural and chemical analyses were performed using x-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Thermal analysis was carried out by thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction. Results demonstrate partially dissolved crystals of hydroxyapatite (HAP) with substitutions of Na, Mg, Cl and C, and a greater weight loss in carious dentine as compared with carious enamel. A greater amount of thermal decomposition is observed in carious dentine as compared with sound dentine, with major variations in the a-axis of the HAP unit cell than in the c-axis. Variations in shape and intensity of the OH-, CO32- and PO43- FTIR bands were also found.
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