International Journal of Dental and Medical Specialty
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 1

Agents to Maintain Tooth Integrity: An Equilibrium between Remineralization and Demineralization-A Review

  • Author:
  • Jyotika Saini, Anil Gupta, Ankit Srivastava, Shikha Kataria
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 9 to 14

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Budhera, Haryana, India

*Address for Correspondence: Dr Jyotika Saini, Post Graduate, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Budhera, Gurugram, Haryana-122505, India. E-mail: jyoticamj211@gmail.com

Online published on 24 October, 2019.

Abstract

Changing concepts of dentistry have the aim to manage initial caries lesions with the help of remineralizing agents in an attempt to arrest or revert the disease progression by the process of depositing calcium and phosphate ions in enamel and hence, gaining net mineral loss. Concentrating mainly on prevention and early intervention of caries, minimally invasive dentistry's first basic principle is the remineralization of early carious lesions. The purpose of this article is to review current knowledge and technologies for tooth remineralization and their applications in clinical practices.

Keywords

Remineralization, demineralization, white spot lesions, tooth integrity, critical pH