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CC BY 4.0 · Eur J Dent 2024; 18(02): 468-476
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1776122
Review Article

Natural Materials' Potential as Alternative Teeth Remineralization Agents: A Scoping Review

Irmaleny Irmaleny 
1   Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
,
Fajar Fatriadi
1   Department of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
,
Christovher Christovher
2   Undergraduate Program of Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
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Abstract

Dental caries is one of the world's major oral health issues. According to The Burden of Disease Study (2016), almost half of the world's population suffers oral health issues, particularly dental caries (3.58 billion individuals). Dental caries treatment through teeth remineralization can be conducted naturally or using remineralization agents. The aim of this study was to map the scientific evidence of natural materials' potential as teeth remineralization agents. The method utilized in this study was the scoping review following the guideline of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Review, that is, article searching using search strategies, article screening, data extraction, and conclusion constructing. The searching process was through PubMed, EBSCOhost, and ScienceDirect using keywords and following the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Twenty articles were found and further analyzed. All articles provided the natural materials' potencies in the perspective of antibacterial, increasing saliva pH, remineralization ability, and increasing the hardness of teeth surface. It can be concluded that natural materials can potentially be alternative teeth remineralization agents.

Keywords

natural materials - remineralization - teeth - caries


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Article published online:
04 December 2023

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