Improvements in the ability to synthesize bio-identical (just like that which occurs in your body) hydroxyapatite for medical use have greatly benefited people trying to treat early mineral loss in teeth. If you have demineralized enamel, the minerals lost are hydroxyapatite molecules. Hydroxyapatite is a naturally occurring form of calcium that makes up as much as 70% bone and is the main mineral in tooth enamel.
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Using our understanding of how to strengthen weakened teeth has given us a blueprint for remineralizing teeth. There are more tools in the dental health kit than the dental drill.
Sure, the minerals can be lost, but they can also be replaced with stronger or weaker minerals based on what minerals are available. While the enamel framework of a tooth is not naturally rebuilt by the body if it is lost, the minerals that fill out that framework can be replenished throughout daily life. We understand that lost minerals can be reintroduced to the teeth, and that remineralization strategies can make a huge difference for tooth health. Happily, we have a much better understanding of mineral processes in the oral environment now than we have ever had before.
And yet, we were still told that teeth were only helped by minerals in childhood. In the old understanding of how minerals are incorporated into the body, there was a notion that the minerals were there while we were growing as children and the bones and teeth were either strong or they weren’t, dooming a person to a life of “soft bones” or “soft teeth.” A better understanding of how hard tissues, like bones and teeth, developed and led to a better understanding of the role of calcium in bone health and an awareness of how calcium-rich diets can improve bone health throughout an entire lifespan, not just the growing years.
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