Background:Chitosan and Calcium are one of the natural polymeric materials obtained from the exoskeleton of Xylotrupes gideon through demineralization, deproteinization and deacetylation processes. Nano chitosan and calcium can inhibit the demineralization process, which is caused by the consumption of acetic acid. This study aims to determine the effect of nano chitosan pretreatment and ...

Dissolution and precipitation reactions that occur in biological systems and in non-stirred in vitro systems generally are diffusion-controlled. Subsurface demineralization of tooth enamel in dental caries, which has been the subject of considerable interest, is an example of such processes. In the caries process ions from solubilized tooth mineral, i. e., Ca, P04, and OH, need to be transporte...

AIM This review of the literature examines the role of the natural components of saliva in maintaining tooth mineralization and the role of different casein phosphopeptide amorphous calcium phosphate-based (CPP-ACP) compounds in controlling demineralization/remineralization and their clinical applications. BACKGROUND A group of peptides, known as CPP, have been shown to stabilize calcium and ...

Milk and milk products, such as cheese, have been shown to exhibit anticariogenic properties in human and animal models. CPP-ACP shows an anti-caries effect by suppressing demineralization, enhancing remineralization, or possibly a combination of both. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of CPP-ACP paste on demineralization by observing the treated tooth surface using an FE-SEM...

BACKGROUND Optical caries detection has the potential to be incorporated in telehealth medicine for preventive dental screening. The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare visible and near infrared detection methods for identifying early non-cavitated ex vivo occlusal demineralization. METHODS Six blinded examiners were used to compare the accuracy of the following three examinat...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS A carious lesion is the accumulation of numerous episodes of de- and remineralization, rather than a unidirectional demineralization process. Tooth destruction can be arrested or reversed by the frequent delivery of fluoride or calcium/phosphorous ions to the tooth surface. The present study compared and evaluated the remineralization potential of sodium fluoride and bioacti...

background and aims. a carious lesion is the accumulation of numerous episodes of de- and remineralization, rather than a unidirectional demineralization process. tooth destruction can be arrested or reversed by the frequent delivery of fluoride or calcium/phosphorous ions to the tooth surface. the present study compared and evaluated the remineralization potential of sodium fluoride and bioact...

UNLABELLED (Full text is available at http://www.manu.edu.mk/prilozi). OBJECTIVES The study was aimed at determining the effectiveness of fluoride-releasing materials (conventional and resin-modified glass-ionomers, compomer and fluoride-releasing composite resin) in inhibiting demineralization of restored teeth in an artificial caries medium. METHODS A total of 72 teeth (36 deciduous and 3...