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Remineralizing Agents: A Comprehensive Review
Int J Clin Prev Dent 2017;13(1):1-4
Published online March 31, 2017;  https://doi.org/10.15236/ijcpd.2017.13.1.1
© 2017 International Journal of Clinical Preventive Dentistry.

Rakesh Mittal, Nikhil Relhan, Tanya Tangri

Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research, Faridabad, India
Correspondence to:
Tanya Tangri
Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research, Kheri More Sector-89, Gr Faridabad 121002, India. 
Tel:+91-129-4230000, Fax: +91-129-4230010, E-mail: tanyatangri@gmail.com
Received February 7, 2017; Revised March 14, 2017; Accepted March 15, 2017.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Remineralizing agents are the most desirable means of early enamel caries management. There is a scope for such agents as
they prevent the progression of white spot lesions and reverse the process of demineralization. This need has redirected research
to develop novel preventive agents that can act as an adjunct to fluoride or independent of it.
Keywords :
remineralization, fluoride, casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate, novamin, tricalcium phosphate,
xylitol
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