Demineralization And Remineralization In Dentistry

Dentistry is ever-changing, ever-advancing. Current dentistry practices halting and possibly reversing dental caries during its early stages of lesion development, rather than aggressively removing the early signs of dental caries by utilization of the drill. As progressive research educates dental professionals about different methods to interrupt demineralization of tooth structure, they are able to implement the use of certain dental products to restore and save natural teeth. MI Paste is a topical tooth agent, which is currently indicated in the United States for the minimization of dentin hypersensitivity. The active ingredient in MI Paste, Recaldent (casein phosphopeptide (CPP) and amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP)), has been shown to clinically reduce dentin hypersensitivity by effectively altering the pattern of demineralization and remineralization that occurs. This paper discusses the processes of demineralization and remineralization, the active ingredients in Recaldent (CPP-ACP) and reviews the clinical effectiveness of CPP-ACP for remineralization and demineralization. Keywords: MI Paste, Recaldent, …show more content…
Early carious lesions, also known as white spot lesions, appear on the surfaces of teeth when organic acids remove calcium and phosphate from the enamel subsurface, resulting in demineralized, white areas. MI Paste contains the active ingredient, Recaldent (CPP-ACP), which is composed of casein phosphopeptide (CPP) and amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP). Recaldent (CPP-ACP) has been shown to alter levels of calcium and phosphate ions at the tooth subsurface, resulting in a simultaneous decrease in demineralization and increase of remineralization. White spot lesions can be halted and even reversed when this occurs. Remineralization of white spot lesions is increased when Recaldent (CPP-ACP) is preceded by the use of fluoridated