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ArticleJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry

Remineralization potential of varying concentrations of two plant-based extracts of

Nivethigaa Balakrishnan, Aravind Kumar Subramanian, Rajalakshmanan Eswaramoorthy, Mahalakshmi Angappan

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Article in Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Nivethigaa BalakrishnanDepartment of Orthodontics, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai 600077, Tamil Nadu, India.
Aravind Kumar SubramanianDepartment of Orthodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai 600077, Tamil Nadu, India.
Rajalakshmanan EswaramoorthyDepartment of Biomaterials, Centre of Molecular Medicine and Diagnostics (COMManD), Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai 600077, Tamil Nadu, India.
Mahalakshmi AngappanSaveetha Dental College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai 600077, Tamil Nadu, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the remineralization potential of varying concentrations of two plant-based extracts of Materials and Methods: The pulp was freshly obtained from coconut and divided into two. Then, coconut milk was obtained by blending, while the next portion was freeze-dried and lyophilized. Third molar teeth were processed into tooth slabs ( Results: Among the control and treatment groups, surface remineralization was better observed in 1:1 coconut milk and 2:1 coconut milk than in the 2:1 lyophilized coconut, control, and 1:1 lyophilized coconut. Between the control and treatment groups, Ca and phosphate percentages ( Conclusion: Coconut extracts exhibit remineralization potential on the artificial carious lesion. Coconut milk exhibited significant improvement in the surface properties than lyophilized coconut.

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Coconut extractdemineralizationgreen synthesisremineralizationwhite spot lesions

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PMID38827356
PMCPMC11141893

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