Enamel of Chemistry
Chemistry of Enamel
Stephanie Gabrielle Estrada
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
Chemistry of Enamel Dentistry is a branch of medicine, in order to understand medicine including diseases related to the mouth, one must have a background knowledge over the chemistry of the enamel and how it interacts and takes place with compounds that are used in crowns, veneers and fillings. Enamel consists of approximately 96% inorganic minerals and 4% organic material. These inorganic components of enamel are made up entirely of hydroxyapetite crystals, these crystals are the largest crystals throughout the whole entire human body. Unfortunately these crystals are susceptible to rupture by acids, but are the greatest teeth protectors. A big help when it comes to dealing with trying to protect teeth on a daily base is the fluoride that is took in when drinking fluids such as water. Though too much fluoride can be harmful, within moderations, it keeps teeth healthy. It is important when dealing with enamel because it interacts with many compounds that are
Methods In order to discover this information I had to read several journal articles and gather information that was based off of the chemistry of enamel, how it is structured and how it protects teeth in a human mouth. I was able to analyze information and narrow down my options to a specific article that dealt with the main ideas of this essay to understand the formation of crystallization that creates enamel and how this. Using prior knowledge from classes other than chemistry, such as composition helped me to better understand how to rhetorically analyze papers. Robinson et al., used various pictures and graphs to project the developmental stages that occur in order to process enamel and protect it by fluoride. These authors used previous studies to support their ideas over
Results As a result of all the information I read, Colin Robinson et al., stated, “Degradation of albumin
Stephanie Gabrielle Estrada
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
Chemistry of Enamel Dentistry is a branch of medicine, in order to understand medicine including diseases related to the mouth, one must have a background knowledge over the chemistry of the enamel and how it interacts and takes place with compounds that are used in crowns, veneers and fillings. Enamel consists of approximately 96% inorganic minerals and 4% organic material. These inorganic components of enamel are made up entirely of hydroxyapetite crystals, these crystals are the largest crystals throughout the whole entire human body. Unfortunately these crystals are susceptible to rupture by acids, but are the greatest teeth protectors. A big help when it comes to dealing with trying to protect teeth on a daily base is the fluoride that is took in when drinking fluids such as water. Though too much fluoride can be harmful, within moderations, it keeps teeth healthy. It is important when dealing with enamel because it interacts with many compounds that are
Methods In order to discover this information I had to read several journal articles and gather information that was based off of the chemistry of enamel, how it is structured and how it protects teeth in a human mouth. I was able to analyze information and narrow down my options to a specific article that dealt with the main ideas of this essay to understand the formation of crystallization that creates enamel and how this. Using prior knowledge from classes other than chemistry, such as composition helped me to better understand how to rhetorically analyze papers. Robinson et al., used various pictures and graphs to project the developmental stages that occur in order to process enamel and protect it by fluoride. These authors used previous studies to support their ideas over
Results As a result of all the information I read, Colin Robinson et al., stated, “Degradation of albumin