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Adhesion to and Decalcification of Hydroxyapatite by Carboxylic AcidsDepartment of Biomaterials Science, Hiroshima University Faculty of Dentistry, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan, BIOMAT - Department of Operative Dentistry and Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Catholic University of Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 7, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
BIOMAT - Department of Operative Dentistry and Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Catholic University of Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 7, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, bart.vanmeerbeek{at}med.kuleuven.ac.be
Surface Science Laboratory, Toray Research Centre Inc., Sonoyama 3-3-7, Otsu, Shiga 520-8567, Japan
Department of Biomaterials Science, Hiroshima University Faculty of Dentistry, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
Laboratory for Chemical and Biological Dynamics, Department of Chemistry, Catholic University of Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium
Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Hiroshima University Faculty of Dentistry, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
BIOMAT - Department of Operative Dentistry and Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Catholic University of Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 7, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
BIOMAT - Department of Operative Dentistry and Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Catholic University of Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 7, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
Department of Biomaterials Science, Hiroshima University Faculty of Dentistry, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan Fundamental to the processes of decalcification of or adhesion to mineralized tissues is the molecular interaction of acids with hydroxyapatite. This study was undertaken to chemically analyze the interaction of 1 mono-, 2 di-, 1 tri-, and 2 polycarboxylic acids with hydroxyapatite in an attempt to elucidate the underlying mechanism. Maleic, citric, and lactic acid decalcified hydroxyapatite, in contrast to oxalic acid and the two polycarboxylic acids that were chemically bonded to hydroxyapatite. Solubility tests showed that the calcium salts of the former were very soluble, whereas those of the latter could hardly be dissolved in the respective acid solutions. Based on these data, an adhesion/decalcification concept was advanced that predicts that carboxylic acids, regardless of concentration/pH, either adhere to or decalcify hydroxyapatite, depending on the dissolution rate of the respective calcium salts in the acid solution. This contrasting behavior of organic acids most likely results from their differential structural conformations.
Key Words: carboxylic acids hydroxyapatite adhesion/decalcification concept AD concept REFERENCES
Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 80, No. 6,
1565-1569 (2001)
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