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Is 1000 ppm flouride toothpaste with salt water rinse enough to remineralize white spot lesions and reverse early decay?
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No. Please see your Dentist for guidance. Not all white spot reasons are amenable to remineralization.
Answered 12/19/2022
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Salt water does not remineralize teeth. Fluoride helps to strengthen the enamel matrix. A remineralizing toothpaste with high concentrations of calcium may help in reversing the earliest carious lesions.
Answered 1/1/2023
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