Remineralization is a natural tooth repair process. Your body takes calcium and phosphate minerals from your saliva and deposits them in your enamel. Enamel is the protective outer layer of your teeth ...

Joel Berg, president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation and VP of Clinical Affairs for Philips Oral Healthcare, offers this explanation: Dental caries is the most prevalent ...

Fluoride is a mineral that occurs naturally in many foods and water. Every day, minerals are added to and lost from a tooth's enamel layer through two processes, demineralization and remineralization.

As you eat and drink and live your life, your teeth are constantly undergoing demineralization and remineralization. Demineralization is the process by which your teeth lose minerals. The bacteria in ...

Researchers explain the dissolution behavior of silica glasses manufactured by different processes, a natural biologically produced silica and a synthetic, dispersed or colloidal silica. Their ...

Clean water is essential for daily life and life science applications. Researchers use demineralization to maintain water quality, though traditional methods might not keep up with changing conditions ...

Braces are a common treatment for straightening misaligned teeth. Unfortunately, sometimes releasing your teeth from braces can reveal more than straightened teeth. You might find there’s also ...

Abstract The present study reveals that there is close relation between the petrographic composition of coal and removal of major, minor and trace elements/metals with bacteria. While increase in ...