Asked Dr. Walsh how a high fluoride treatment is different from MI Paste and he said fluoride is a BIOCIDE (kills the bacteria – just like the antibacterial mouth rinses in CariFree) but what is the active ingredient for remineralization?
The benefit of MI Paste is that it promotes remineralization due to the calcium. MI Paste is the only product that gives the correct bio-available ratio of calcium, phosphate and fluoride for ultimate enamel remineralization/ strengthening. If the office is applying the CariFree Fluoride Varnish, Dr. Walsh suggested waiting 24-48 hours before applying MI Paste. The patient will not gain any benefit applying MI Paste after a fluoride varnish the enamel tubules are sealed off, after 24 – 28 hours have the patient continue with MI Paste. MI Paste and MI Paste PLUS both contain 2% xylitol. It is desirable to minimize patients’ high frequency consumption of fermentable dietary foods. Non-fermentable dietary sweeteners are recommended such as xylitol. Xylitol is knows as an anticariogenic sweetener, resulting in decreased acid fermentation by S. Mutans. In summary, CariFree appears to be a biocide (kills) to bacteria. However, does it have the necessary components like calcium, phosphate and
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