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ReviewInternational journal of clinical pediatric dentistry

Recent Advances in Dental Hard Tissue Remineralization: A Review of Literature.

Mando K Arifa, Rena Ephraim, Thiruman Rajamani

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Review in International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06986551 (Remineralization Potential of PRG Barrier Coat Versus Fluoride Varnish in White Spot Lesions in Permanent Anterior Teeth of Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 75 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06986551 nanot yet recruitingnot on this map

Remineralization Potential of PRG Barrier Coat Versus Fluoride Varnish in White Spot Lesions in Permanent Anterior Teeth of Children (A Randomized Controlled Trial)

TypeinterventionalSponsorCairo UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled78ConditionsWhite Spot Lesion of Tooth, DemineralizationArms5% NaF fluoride varnish, PRG Barrier coat
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

75 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mando K ArifaDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Mahe, Puducherry, India.
Rena EphraimDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Mahe, Puducherry, India.
Thiruman RajamaniDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Mahe Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Mahe, Puducherry, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The dental caries is not simply a continuous and unidirectional process of the demineralization of the mineral phase, but a cyclic event with periods of demineralizations and remineralisation. The remineralization process is a natural repair mechanism to restore the minerals again, in ionic forms, to the hydroxyapatite (HAP) crystal lattice. It occurs under near-neutral physiological pH conditions whereby calcium and phosphate mineral ions are redeposited within the caries lesion from saliva and plaque fluid resulting in the formation of newer HAP crystals, which are larger and more resistant to acid dissolution. Numerous types of remineralizing agents and remineralizing techniques have been researched and many of them are being used clinically, with significantly predictable positive results. The recent researches on remineralization are based on biomimetic remineralization materials, having the capability to create apatite crystals within the completely demineralized collagen fibers. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Arifa MK, Ephraim R,

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PMID31571787
PMCPMC6749882

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