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Peptide Treatment Repairs Cavities without Fillings

Tooth enamel can degrade over time due to age, an acidic diet and poor dental hygiene. While changes in diet and oral care can encourage some remineralization of tooth enamel, researchers at the University of Washington have developed a way to rebuild it using peptides. According to a July article by Michelle Starr, for ScienceAlert.com, the new treatment could repair shallow cavities without traditional fillings.

“When applied to artificially created dental lesions in a laboratory setting, the product remineralized tooth enamel, effectively ‘healing’ the lesion,” Starr writes.

The researchers tried various treatments on the lesions. Only the peptide treatment generated a thick enamel layer typical of a healthy tooth.  

“For future steps to bring this product into the clinic, we’ll need more tests to see how the peptide solution works in actual patients, and if the results are as solid as those in the lab,” Starr writes.

“And for deep cavities that reach the dentine layer underneath the enamel, a filling would still likely be required.

“But the researchers believe their product could still be sold as part of a preventative everyday tooth care routine, in the form of a toothpaste or gel, to help minimize expensive trips to the dentist for shallower cavities.”  

Information sourced by Jonathan Richter, DDS, FAGD, owner of Cariodontal, located at 310 E. Shore Rd., Ste. 101, Great Neck, NY (516-282-0310 / Cariodontal.com), and Manhattan Oasis Dentistry, 525 West End Ave., Ste. 1G, New York, NY (212-874-2880 / ManhattanOasisDentistry.com)


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