Can MI Paste be used on patients with dental erosion?
MI Paste is extremely effective at remineralizing erosion areas, and can be used in patients who have gastro esophageal reflux disease or eating disorders such as bulimia in order to protect these areas from dental erosion. If the saliva in the mouth is of good quality, as shown by saliva profiling, then fluoride is able to promote limited remineralization because calcium and phosphate is present. However, fluoride will ineffectively remineralize teeth if the salivary flow is inadequate, because of the low levels of calcium and phosphate. MI Paste provides bio-available calcium and phosphate ions at the tooth surface at much higher levels than can be maintained by normal salivary flow. Therefore MI Paste is recommended even for patients with normal salivary flow.
