Materials chemistry: a synthetic enamel for rapid tooth repair.
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.
Yamagishi
Kazue
K
FAP Dental Institute, 3-2-1, Kakinokizaka, 502 Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-0022, Japan.
Onuma
Kazuo
K
Suzuki
Takashi
T
Okada
Fumio
F
Tagami
Junji
J
Otsuki
Masayuki
M
Senawangse
Pisol
P
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
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D017886:Durapatite