Novudent Journal

Oral care tips, dental hygiene guides, and healthy smile advice from Novudent.

Nano-Hydroxyapatite vs. Fluoride: Do You Really Have to Choose?

Nano-Hydroxyapatite: The Biomimetic Alternative
Hydroxyapatite is not some new laboratory invention — it's the naturally occurring mineral that makes up roughly 97% of tooth enamel and 70% of dentin. What's changed is the ability to manufacture it at a nano-scale (particles measured in billionths of a metre), which allows it to behave very differently from the older, larger-particle versions of the mineral.

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What’s Actually in Your Toothpaste? A Plain-English Guide to SLS and Why We Left It Out


Most of us have spent more time reading a cereal box than the back of our toothpaste tube. That’s understandable — the ingredient list is small, the words are long, and none of it seems to matter as much as whether the toothpaste tastes good and does its job.
But one ingredient is worth two minutes of your time: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, better known as SLS.

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