The remineralization of fluoride-treated bovine enamel surfaces

Various etching methods are examined with respect to their ability to induce the surface nucleation and growth of fluorapatite from solutions of low, sustained supersaturation with respect to hydroxyapatite and fluorapatite. The constant composition kinetics method enables the rates of remineralization to be precisely determined, and the possibility of the direct growth of fluorapatite on calcium fluoride crystals in calcium phosphate solutions of low supersaturation has also been examined.