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ArticlePolymers2017

A Novel Biomimetic Approach to Repair Enamel Cracks/Carious Damages and to Reseal Dentinal Tubules by Amorphous Polyphosphate.

Werner E G Müller, Maximilian Ackermann, Meik Neufurth, Emad Tolba, Shunfeng Wang, Qingling Feng, Heinz C Schröder, Xiaohong Wang

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Article in Polymers, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. High-Concentration Hydrogen Peroxide Gels Containing Calcium Polyphosphate Associated With Violet Led Light: Bleaching Efficacy and Effects on Enamel Properties.Journal of esthetic and restorative dentistry : official publication of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry ... [et al.] · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Werner E G MüllerEuropean Research Council-Advanced Investigator Grant Research Group at the Institute for Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 6, D-55128 Mainz, Germany. wmueller@uni-mainz.de.
Maximilian AckermannInstitute of Functional and Clinical Anatomy, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University,Johann Joachim Becher Weg 13, D-55099 Mainz, Germany. maximilian.ackermann@uni-mainz.de.
Meik NeufurthEuropean Research Council-Advanced Investigator Grant Research Group at the Institute for Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 6, D-55128 Mainz, Germany. mneufurt@uni-mainz.de.ORCID 0000-0002-2383-6412
Emad TolbaEuropean Research Council-Advanced Investigator Grant Research Group at the Institute for Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 6, D-55128 Mainz, Germany. emad_nrc@yahoo.com.
Shunfeng WangEuropean Research Council-Advanced Investigator Grant Research Group at the Institute for Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 6, D-55128 Mainz, Germany. wsfwmkx@gmail.com.
Qingling FengKey Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education of China, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China. biomater@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-1288-300X
Heinz C SchröderEuropean Research Council-Advanced Investigator Grant Research Group at the Institute for Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 6, D-55128 Mainz, Germany. hschroed@uni-mainz.de.
Xiaohong WangEuropean Research Council-Advanced Investigator Grant Research Group at the Institute for Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University, Duesbergweg 6, D-55128 Mainz, Germany. wang013@uni-mainz.de.ORCID 0000-0003-1796-6314
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DETsinghua University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Based on natural principles, we developed a novel toothpaste, containing morphogenetically active amorphous calcium polyphosphate (polyP) microparticles which are enriched with retinyl acetate ("a-polyP/RA-MP"). The spherical microparticles (average size, 550 ± 120 nm), prepared by co-precipitating soluble Na-polyP with calcium chloride and supplemented with retinyl acetate, were incorporated into a base toothpaste at a final concentration of 1% or 10%. The "a-polyP/RA-MP" ingredient significantly enhanced the stimulatory effect of the toothpaste on the growth of human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC). This increase was paralleled by an upregulation of the MSC marker genes for osteoblast differentiation, collagen type I and alkaline phosphatase. In addition, polyP, applied as Zn-polyP microparticles ("Zn-a-polyP-MP"), showed a distinct inhibitory effect on growth of Streptococcus mutans, in contrast to a toothpaste containing the broad-spectrum antibiotic triclosan that only marginally inhibits this cariogenic bacterium. Moreover, we demonstrate that the "a-polyP/RA-MP"-containing toothpaste efficiently repairs cracks/fissures in the enamel and dental regions and reseals dentinal tubules, already after a five-day treatment (brushing) of teeth as examined by SEM (scanning electron microscopy) and semi-quantitative EDX (energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy). The occlusion of the dentin cracks by the microparticles turned out to be stable and resistant against short-time high power sonication. Our results demonstrate that the novel toothpaste prepared here, containing amorphous polyP microparticles enriched with retinyl acetate, is particularly suitable for prevention/repair of (cariogenic) damages of tooth enamel/dentin and for treatment of dental hypersensitivity. While the polyP microparticles function as a sealant for dentinal damages and inducer of remineralization processes, the retinyl acetate acts as a regenerative stimulus for collagen gene expression in cells of the surrounding tissue, the periodontium.

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alkaline phosphataseamorphous polyphosphate microparticlescollagen type Ienamel cracks/fissureshuman mesenchymal stem cellsretinyl acetateStreptococcus mutans

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PMID30970799
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