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If there's one dental treatment I'd gladly pay for, it's enamel restoration to get rid of tooth sensitivity.

credit_guy 10y ago
A few days ago I bought Sensodine with NovaMin. The NovaMin technology doesn't exactly restore the enamel, but does something similar. Here's how wikipedia describes it: "Bioactive glass: Newer Sensodyne products contain calcium sodium phosphosilicate (brand name NovaMin). NovaMin sticks to an exposed dentin surface and reacts with it to form a mineralized layer. The layer formed bonds with the tooth, and is therefore strong and resistant to acid. The continuous release of calcium over time is suggested to maintain the protective effects on dentin, and provide continual occlusion of the dentin tubules. Sensodyne has removed the NovaMin ingredient from their US products" So far I'm happy with this new toothpaste. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensodyne https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensodyne
- proaralyst 10y ago
  "Sensodyne has removed the NovaMin ingredient from their US products" Any idea why? The cited articles don't appear to mention that.
  - wahern 10y ago
    I gathered from Amazon and other user reviews that the NovaMin patent holder, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), figured that it would make more money in the U.S. selling it as a prescription product rather than OTC. IIRC, there may also have been some complexities regarding the FDA, and perhaps some cross-licensing issues, that figured into GSK's decision. The information is out there, it just requires sifting through the Google hits and piecing together the true story. I buy European Sensodyne on Amazon for a family member with sensitive teeth, and only dug deep enough to satisfy myself that at least some EU sellers weren't scammers.
- olivierlacan 10y ago
  These look like a more reputable source regarding the NovaMin efficacy claims (linked from the Wikipedia article): - http://www.dentistryiq.com/articles/2011/03/novamin-and-hypersensitivity.html http://www.dentistryiq.com/articles/2011/03/novamin-and-hype... - http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0895937409335621 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0895937409335621

A few days ago I bought Sensodine with NovaMin. The NovaMin technology doesn't exactly restore the enamel, but does something similar. Here's how wikipedia describes it: "Bioactive glass: Newer Sensodyne products contain calcium sodium phosphosilicate (brand name NovaMin). NovaMin sticks to an exposed dentin surface and reacts with it to form a mineralized layer. The layer formed bonds with the tooth, and is therefore strong and resistant to acid. The continuous release of calcium over time is suggested to maintain the protective effects on dentin, and provide continual occlusion of the dentin tubules. Sensodyne has removed the NovaMin ingredient from their US products" So far I'm happy with this new toothpaste. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensodyne https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensodyne

proaralyst 10y ago
"Sensodyne has removed the NovaMin ingredient from their US products" Any idea why? The cited articles don't appear to mention that.
- wahern 10y ago
  I gathered from Amazon and other user reviews that the NovaMin patent holder, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), figured that it would make more money in the U.S. selling it as a prescription product rather than OTC. IIRC, there may also have been some complexities regarding the FDA, and perhaps some cross-licensing issues, that figured into GSK's decision. The information is out there, it just requires sifting through the Google hits and piecing together the true story. I buy European Sensodyne on Amazon for a family member with sensitive teeth, and only dug deep enough to satisfy myself that at least some EU sellers weren't scammers.
olivierlacan 10y ago
These look like a more reputable source regarding the NovaMin efficacy claims (linked from the Wikipedia article): - http://www.dentistryiq.com/articles/2011/03/novamin-and-hypersensitivity.html http://www.dentistryiq.com/articles/2011/03/novamin-and-hype... - http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0895937409335621 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0895937409335621