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This isn't so much a prevention of tooth decay as it is a contribution to the hydroxyapatite crystal structure in a non-regenerable part of your tooth.
by totalZero 5y ago
This isn't so much a prevention of tooth decay as it is a contribution to the hydroxyapatite crystal structure in a non-regenerable part of your tooth.
- qwerty456127 5y agoCould you please explain? What is a non-regenerable part of a tooth and what is a regenerable part of it? Why repairing its crystal structure is not a prevention of its decay?
- s0rce 5y agoThe outer hard enamel layer of your teeth is acellular and cannot regenerate after it forms. Its been a while since I worked in this field (my PhD) but the inner dentin has some ability to regenerate due to the adjacent cells in the pulp. I'm not really sure I understand what the previous comment is saying about the crystal structure. All of the tooth (enamel and dentin) and bone mineral related carbonate "hydroxyl" apatite is crystalline with some additional amorphous material in between.