Enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions?
Braz. oral res
;
23(supl.1): 23-30, 2009. ilus, graf, tab
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in English
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| ID: lil-528426
ABSTRACT
The emphasis currently given to new technologies for enamel remineralization suggests that the changes in the understanding of the dental caries disease, which occurred in the last century, were either not yet adopted or were forgotten. Just like in the past, when the disease was "treated" by restoring cavities, there is presently a misunderstanding on the concept of incipient lesion remineralization. The aim of this paper was to review some concepts about caries, the natural phenomenon of enamel remineralization and the effect of fluoride (F) on it, and also to discuss the clinical relevance of remineralizing products recently launched in the marketplace aiming to "treat early caries lesions".
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Main subject:
Tooth Calcification
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Cariostatic Agents
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Dental Caries
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Dental Enamel
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Fluorides
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. oral res
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
State University of Campinas/BR
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