Red Marine Algae Lithothamnion calcareum Supports Dental Enamel Mineralization.

ABSTRACT: The current management of oral conditions such as dental caries and erosion mostly relies on fluoride-based formulations. Herein, we proposed the use of the remaining skeleton of Lithothamnion calcareum (LC) as an alternative to fluorides. LC is a red macroalgae of the Corallinales order, occurring in the northeast coast of Brazil, whose unique feature is the abundant presence of calcium carbonates in its cell walls. Two experimental approaches tested the general hypothesis that LC could mediate enamel de-remineralization dynamics as efficiently as fluorides. Firstly, the effect of LC on enamel de-mineralization was determined in vitro by microhardness and gravimetric measurements to test the hypothesis that LC could either prevent calcium/phosphate release from intact enamel or fac

SUBMITTER: R Carrilho M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9963885 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature