How to Use hydroxyapatite in a Sentence

hydroxyapatite

noun

• The hype around hydroxyapatite is, in part, due to its similarity to tooth enamel.
  — Rachel Carlson, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
• Both groups showed similar outcomes, suggesting that hydroxyapatite worked as well as fluoride in the study.
  — Rachel Carlson, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
• Still, Kennedy's criticism of fluoride seems to have made its way to toothpaste — and opened up space for products that use hydroxyapatite instead.
  — Rachel Carlson, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
• The basis for the construct was an artificial bone structure made of hydroxyapatite, which is a natural mineral found in bones and teeth.
  — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025
• There's also some research that suggests hydroxyapatite can help with tooth sensitivity.
  — Rachel Carlson, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
• Your body continuously makes hydroxyapatite to support bone remodeling and preserve bone strength.
  — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 12 Oct. 2026
• Ensuring your body has enough substrate—calcium and phosphorus—supports hydroxyapatite production and bone health.
  — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 12 Oct. 2026
• This fluoride-free toothpaste contains nano-hydroxyapatite, a mineral form of the same ingredient that makes up 97% of tooth enamel and 70% of dentin.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
• Many people are replacing their fluoride dental products with those containing hydroxyapatite.
  — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
• That’s the idea behind familiar ingredients like fluoride, as well as newer formulas built around calcium, phosphate or hydroxyapatite.
  — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
• The dentine and cementum, in turn, are made up of microscopic collagen fibrils mineralized with nanoparticles of hydroxyapatite.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
• Products that contain nano-hydroxyapatite, a material similar to natural tooth enamel.
  — Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
• The results showed that the collagen fibrils and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles orient themselves along the tusk’s longitudinal axis, so there is a consistently high degree of anisotropy at all scales.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
• The evidence Amaechi, who studies hydroxyapatite use, says fluoride is extensively researched, especially in long-term studies.
  — Rachel Carlson, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
• Many hydroxyapatite products use a form called nano-hydroxyapatite, which has smaller particles that, in theory, can more easily penetrate pores in enamel, though research data is limited.
  — Rachel Carlson, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
• Calcium and phosphorus are essential for hydroxyapatite formation.
  — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 12 Oct. 2026
• Tooth enamel is the hardest part of the entire mammal skeleton; 97 percent of it is hydroxyapatite, the hard mineral component of bone (most bone tissue is only about 40 to 70 percent hydroxyapatite).
  — ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
• Researchers found similar results after tracking 171 adults, comparing tooth decay in participants using a hydroxyapatite toothpaste to those using a fluoride toothpaste for 18 months.
  — Rachel Carlson, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
• Most enamel-repair products rely on remineralization, which puts minerals back into weakened enamel using ingredients like fluoride, calcium, phosphate or hydroxyapatite.
  — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
• Amaechi was an author on a 2021 study in the journal Scientific Reports, that followed 177 children for almost one year, and compared hydroxyapatite toothpaste to fluoride toothpaste.
  — Rachel Carlson, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
• One shorter-term study in 2019, published in the Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry, did compare a hydroxyapatite toothpaste to fluoride toothpaste in 133 people who were at higher risk of caries.
  — Rachel Carlson, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026