Some science behind the scenes
Hydroxylapatite
Hydroxylapatite, also called hydroxyapatite (HA), is a naturally occurring mineral form of calcium apatite with the formula Ca5(PO4)3(OH), but is usually written Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 to denote that the crystal unit cell comprises two entities. Hydroxylapatite is the hydroxyl endmember of the complex apatite group.
Up to 50% of bone is made up of a modified form of the inorganic mineral hydroxylapatite (known as bone mineral).
Carbonated calcium-deficient hydroxylapatite is the main mineral of which dental enamel and dentin are comprised in teeth.
Hydroxylapatite crystals are also found in the small calcifications (within the pineal gland and other structures) known as corpora arenacea or 'brain sand'.