Open AccessProtective potential of casein phosphopeptide amorphous calcium phosphate containing paste on enamel surfaces
Author(s) -
Padmini Somasundaram,
N. Vimala,
Lalita Gauri Mandke
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of conservative dentistry/journal of conservative dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5203
pISSN - 0972-0707
DOI - 10.4103/0972-0707.108199
Subject(s) - phosphopeptide , amorphous calcium phosphate , casein , enamel paint , calcium , materials science , chemistry , amorphous solid , food science , biochemistry , composite material , metallurgy , crystallography , phosphorylation
Dental caries remains the most common dental disease facing mankind. Prevention of initiation and interruption in progression of early lesions are the desirable modes of caries management. There is a scope for agents, which may be used to enhance anti - caries activity. This need has redirected research to develop novel preventive agents that can act as an adjunct to fluoride or independent of it. Casein Phosphopeptide - Amorphous Calcium Phosphate (CPP-ACP) is one such agent that has been proposed to have anti cariogenic properties.