Biomimetic hydroxyapatite and caries prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
October 1, 2021
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Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene
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Limeback H, Enax J, Meyer F.
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55(3):48–159.
For decades, fluoride has been the pre-eminent ingredient in consumer products to prevent dental caries. The evidence that fluoridated toothpaste significantly reduces caries is well documented. 8 , 9 It is now widely accepted that fluoride prevents dental decay by encouraging topical remineralization of early white spot, incipient lesions. New non-fluoride remineralization strategies have emerged that seem to be promising. 10
The primary concern with fluoridated toothpastes used by c