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- Title
The Role of Brushite and Octacalcium Phosphate in Apatite Formation.
- Authors
Johnsson, Mats S.-A.; Nancollas, George H.
- Abstract
Studies of apatite mineral formation are complicated by the possibility of forming several calcium phosphate phases. The least soluble, hydroxyapatite (HAP), is preferentially formed under neutral or basic conditions. In more acidic solutions phases such as dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (Brushite, DCPD) and octacalcium phosphate (OCP) are often found. Even under ideal HAP precipitation conditions the precipitates are generally nonstoichiometric, suggesting the formation of calcium-deficient apatites. Both DCPD and OCP have a been implicated as possible precursors to the formation of apatite. This may occur by the initial precipitation of DCPD and/or OCP followed by transformation to a more apatitic phase. Although DCPD and OCP are often detected during in vitro crystallization, in vivo studies of bone formation rarely show the presence of these acidic calcium phosphate phases. In the latter case the situation is more complicated, since a large number of ions and molecules are present that can be incorporated into the crystal lattice or adsorbed at the crystallite surfaces. In biological apatite, DCPD and OCP are usually detected only during pathological calcification where the pH is often relatively low. In normal in vivo calcifications these phases have not been found, suggesting the involvement of other precursors or the formation of an initial amorphous calcium phosphate phase (ACP) followed by transformation to apatite.
- Subjects
PHOSPHATES; APATITE in the body; CALCIUM phosphate; TEETH; BONES; HYDROXYAPATITE; APATITE; CALCIUM in the body; CRYSTALLIZATION
- Publication
Critical Reviews in Oral Biology & Medicine, 1992, Vol 3, Issue 1, p61
- ISSN
1045-4411
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10454411920030010601