Open AccessEvaluation of enamel remineralizing potential of self-assembling peptide P11-4 on artificially induced enamel lesions in vitro
Author(s) -
Vemulapalli Sindhura,
KS Uloopi,
C Vinay,
Rayala Chandrasekhar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_255_18
Subject(s) - enamel paint , amorphous calcium phosphate , remineralisation , demineralization , chemistry , calcium , saliva , scanning electron microscope , dentistry , casein , nuclear chemistry , zoology , materials science , medicine , biochemistry , biology , organic chemistry , composite material
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the remineralizing efficacy of self-assembling peptide (SAP) P 11 -4 qualitatively and quantitatively using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX), respectively.