5 Topic Commentaries

Toothpastes may transiently alter salivary calcium

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  Bina Katechia, BDS, MSc

  Pediatric Dentistry

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  University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine

  in the water or toothpaste, it will mix with that and help be protective towards that layer of enamel and help to remineralize

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  Aadarsh Gopalakrishna, DDS, MS

  General Dentistry

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  UConn Health (University of Connecticut)

  Saliva is a very beneficial thing, which has a protective factor. Along with fluoride, it’ll help us to maintain that balance.

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  Jennifer Webster-Cyriaque, DDS, PhD

  Dentistry; Oral Microbiology/Immunology

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  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health

  Calculus is plaque that has absorbed calcium from saliva and then hardens.

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  Ronald Perry, DMD, MS

  Restorative Dentistry/Comprehensive Care

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  Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

  Calcium naturally found in saliva can be enough to make small repairs.

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  Albert Sobel, MD

  Medicine

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  Beth Israel Hospital, New York

  Now that we are aware of this calcifying principle of saliva, it will ultimately be isolated

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