Comparison of the Caries Remineralizing Effects of Dentifrices Based on Natural Hydroxyapatite, Synthetic Hydroxyapatite, and Fluoride: A pH Cycling Study
Within the limitations of the present in vitro study, dentifrices based on natHAP or synHAP have comparable efficacy to standard fluoride toothpaste in remineralizing initial caries.
Authors
- Amos Chinedu Obiefuna
- Rayane Farah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4652-7660)
- Yuko Kataoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7957-7774)
- Maria Camila Restrepo-Ceron
- Kan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2935-596X)
- Temitope O. Omosebi
- Minh Tuan Do
- Bennett T. Amaechi
- Malgorzata Pawinska
- Netheli Kuruwita
Institutions
- Medical University of Białystok (PL)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- University of Maryland Global Campus (US)
- Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (NG)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biomimetics
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics11020094
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00