β-Tricalcium Phosphate Interferes with the Assessment of Crystallinity in Burned Skeletal Remains

Table 2

List of structure and microstructure parameters of bioapatite structure in teeth from phase analysis by XRD and the associated ATR-IR CI.

Sample code	Part of the body	Crystallographic phases (wt%)	Bioapatite average; Crystallite size/(Å) (±10%)	(%)	CI
T1	Upper left 1st molar	Bioapatite 55	1375	10.45	3.24
		β-TCP 44
		(MgO) 1
T2	Upper right 1st molar	Bioapatite 97	1709	9.36	4.37
		β-TCP 2
		(CaO) 1
T3	Lower left 3rd molar	Bioapatite 57	1456	7.22	3.42
		β-TCP 42
		(MgO) 1
T4	Upper left 3rd molar	Bioapatite 74	1631	8.22	3.42
		β-TCP 25
		(MgO) 1
T5	Upper left 2nd molar	Bioapatite 90	1830	10.39	4.39
		β-TCP 8
		(CaO) 2
T6	Lower right 2nd molar	Bioapatite 87	1870	7.57	3.81
		β-TCP 11
		(CaO) 2
T7	Upper left 1st molar	Bioapatite 89	1822	10.60	4.29
		β-TCP 8
		(MgO) 3
T8	Lower left 3rd molar	Bioapatite 78	1613	10.07	3.57
		β-TCP 22
T9	Upper right 3rd molar	Bioapatite 93	1580	8.6	3.70
		β-TCP 7
T10	Lower right 1st molar	Bioapatite 67	1740	11.00	3.51
		β-TCP 33
T11	Upper left 1st molar	Bioapatite 90	1900	7.6	3.61
		β-TCP 10
T12	Lower left 1st molar	Bioapatite 96	1900	7.7	4.89
		(CaO) 4