What is it about?
Starting with the original HAP unit cell, the substitutions of C, Mg, and Na were simulated, and the cells that presented minimum energy are reported.
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Why is it important?
This is important because when carrying out chemical analyzes of human dental enamel and dentin, the presence of C, Mg and Na is always recorded in the analyses. Therefore, the unit cell of human teeth contains these elements.
Perspectives
We hope that these results play an important role for obtaining the unit cell of the human tooth.
Jose Reyes-Gasga
Instituto de Física, UNAM
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This page is a summary of: An approach to investigate the crystallographic unit cell of human tooth enamel, Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials, September 2023, International Union of Crystallography,
DOI: 10.1107/s2052520623006777.
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