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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Main Authors: Jaime Aparecido Cury, Livia Maria Andaló Tenuta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2009-06-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242009000500005
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spelling 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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author Jaime Aparecido Cury
Livia Maria Andaló Tenuta
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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
author_facet Jaime Aparecido Cury
Livia Maria Andaló Tenuta
author_sort Jaime Aparecido Cury
title Enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions?
title_short Enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions?
title_full Enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions?
title_fullStr Enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions?
title_full_unstemmed Enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions?
title_sort enamel remineralization: controlling the caries disease or treating early caries lesions?
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica
series Brazilian Oral Research
issn 1806-8324
publishDate 2009-06-01
description 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".
topic Dental caries
Dental enamel
Tooth remineralization
Fluorides
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242009000500005
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