Can Tooth Mousse be used in patients with dental erosion?
Tooth Mousse is extremely effective at remineralising 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 remineralisation because calcium and phosphate is present. However, fluoride will ineffectively remineralise teeth if the salivary flow is inadequate, because of the low levels of calcium and phosphate. Tooth Mousse provides bioavailable calcium and phosphate ions at the tooth surface at much higher levels than can be maintained by normal salivary flow. Therefore Tooth Mousse is recommended even for patients with normal salivary flow.
