The effect of casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate on erosive dentine wear

A selection of abstracts of clinically relevant papers from other journals. The abstracts on this page have been chosen and edited by John R. Radford.

Abstract

Tooth Mousse may minimise tooth wear due to its lubricating property.

Main

Ranjitkar S, Narayana T et al. Aust Dent J 2009; 54: 101–107

The aim of this in vitro study was to examine the efficacy of Tooth Mousse (TM) 'to reduce erosive dentine wear involving attrition'. The principal ingredient of TM is an anticariogenic remineralizing agent CPP-ACP (casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate nanocomplexes). Enamel and dentine specimens were subjected to wear by electromechanical tooth wear machines. The experimental design did not use a lubricant that performs like salvia but instead hydrochloric acid or de-ionised water.

When TM was applied every 1,600 cycles in an acidic environment (pH 3.0), there was no reduction in wear although at pH 6.1 there was significantly less wear. With continuous application of TM, wear was significantly reduced in both environments. The authors suggest 'Both remineralization and lubrication seem to contribute to reduction in dentine wear associated with TM application, although lubrication appears to have a more pronounced effect'.