Enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions?
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"...
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doaj-1400060fec774aafb0cdf1f84a115e972020-11-24T23:18:03ZengSociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica Brazilian Oral Research1806-83242009-06-0123233010.1590/S1806-83242009000500005Enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions?Jaime Aparecido CuryLivia Maria Andaló TenutaThe 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".http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242009000500005Dental cariesDental enamelTooth remineralizationFluorides |
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Jaime Aparecido Cury Livia Maria Andaló Tenuta Enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions? Brazilian Oral Research Dental caries Dental enamel Tooth remineralization Fluorides |
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Enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions? |
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Enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions? |
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Enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions? |
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Enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions? |
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Enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions? |
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enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions? |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica |
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Brazilian Oral Research |
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1806-8324 |
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2009-06-01 |
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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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Dental caries Dental enamel Tooth remineralization Fluorides |
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