fluorhydroxyapatite

fluorhydroxyapatite

English

Noun

fluorhydroxyapatite (uncountable)

1. The tooth mineral formed by the action of fluoride on hydroxyapatite
   • 2015 August 29, Ratilal Lalloo et al., “Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of a single annual professional intervention for the prevention of childhood dental caries in a remote rural Indigenous community”, in BMC Oral Health‎, volume 15, DOI:10.1186/s12903-015-0076-9:

     The fluorhydroxyapatite formed over time during the remineralisation process in an initial caries lesion is more resistant to future demineralisation.