title: Materials chemistry: a synthetic enamel for rapid tooth repair.
abstract: The conventional treatment of dental caries involves mechanical removal of the affected part and filling of the hole with a resin or metal alloy. But this method is not ideal for tiny early lesions because a disproportionate amount of healthy tooth must be removed to make the alloy or resin stick. Here we describe a dental paste of synthetic enamel that rapidly and seamlessly repairs early caries lesions by nanocrystalline growth, with minimal wastage of the natural enamel.
authors.affiliation: FAP Dental Institute, 3-2-1, Kakinokizaka, 502 Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-0022, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazue
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamagishi
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Onuma
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Fumio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tagami
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otsuki
authors.forename: Pisol
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Senawangse
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000473:pathology*; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D014070:Tooth / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D017886:Durapatite