Prof. Rüdiger Kniep, Dr. Oliver Hochrein, Prof. Jürg Hulliger, and Jana Buder are thanked for their support, Dr. Jens Messerschmidt for providing fresh tooth samples, and Dr. Raul Cardoso for X-ray measurements.
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Regeneration of Human Tooth Enamel†
Article first published online: 2 MAR 2004
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200352183
Copyright © 2004 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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Busch, S. (2004), Regeneration of Human Tooth Enamel. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 43: 1428–1431. doi: 10.1002/anie.200352183
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 2 MAR 2004
- Article first published online: 2 MAR 2004
- Manuscript Revised: 30 OCT 2003
- Manuscript Received: 23 JUN 2003
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Keywords:
- bioinorganic chemistry;
- biomineralization;
- composite structures;
- enamel;
- fluorapatite
Something to get your teeth into: The continuous effect of acids in the mouth leads to dissolution of dental enamel. However, new technology could help to regenerate this unique biomineral. In vitro experiments show that the diffusion of suitable ions through a gelatin layer onto a tooth surface induces the mineralization of fluorapatite layers with a structure similar to tooth enamel (see picture).