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. 2015 Apr 22;10(4):e0124008. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124008

Table 1. Active vibration modes in the spectrum of intact enamel and enamel area with the emerging caries process and their assignment to specific molecular groups.

Point 1. Enamel. Point 2. Caries. Assignment Ref.
380 DCPD [17]
410 DCPD [17]
437 448 ν2PO43- (HAp) [911], [21]
581 572 ν4PO43- (HAp) [911], [21]
607 ν4PO43- (HAp) [911], [21]
649 647 OH libration (HAp) [911], [21]
710 CaCO3 hydrated [911], [21]
754 766 B-type ν4CO32- (HAp) [911], [21]
835 841 ν(O—P—O) [911], [21]
877 DCPD [17]
927 P-OH stretch (HAp) [911], [21]
960 960 ν1PO43-(HAp) [911], [21]
986 DCPD (max.int.) [17]
1015 ν3PO43-(HAp) [911], [21]
1043 1049 1. ν3PO43-(HAp) 2. DCPD 3. ν(C—O) [17] [911], [21]
1072 1072 1. B-type CO32- (HAp)—PO4 substitution 2. DCPD 3. CaCO3 hydrated [17] [911], [21]
1117 A-type CO32- (HAp)—OH substitution [17]