Degrees of saturation with respect to apatites in fruit juices and acidic drinks.
Scand J Dent Res, 1975/1;83(1):13-7.
PMID: 237315
Abstract
Some fruit juices and carbonated acidic drinks, recognized as agents causing dental erosions, were analyzed for calcium, phosphate, fluoride and pH. Ionic activity/concentration products for hydroxyapatite and fluorapatite were calculated. It was found that all liquids analyzed were unsaturated with respect to both apatites, which explains their erosive effect.
MeSH terms
Apatites; Beverages; Calcium; Carbonated Beverages; Citrus; Fluorides; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Hydroxyapatites; Phosphates; Tooth Erosion
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