Enamel Ion Equilibrium · 3D

Acid pulls Ca and PO4 out of the crystal, saliva pushes them back in.

Stage

Parameters

Biofilm pH

Salivary Ca/P availability

Simulation speed

Ion size

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Readouts

Biofilm pH

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Net mineral balance

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Demin. rate

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Remin. rate

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Lattice intact

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Free ions

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History

Ca2+ (bound)PO4 3- (bound) Dissolving ion / H+HCO3- buffer

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Neutral pH Equilibrium

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