Method of visualizing and quantifying remineralization
US11793452B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30036
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of assessing and/or quantifying remineralization in a tooth model by exposing a tooth model to calcium and a calcium-binding fluorophore either sequentially or simultaneously under conditions sufficient to produce a remineralized/demineralized tooth model; exposing the remineralized/demineralized tooth model to a non-calcium binding fluorophore to produce an enhanced tooth model; and assessing and/or quantifying remineralization, demineralization, or both on the enhanced tooth model by determining the location and extent of calcium binding fluorophore and non-calcium binding fluorophore on the enhanced test tooth sample.
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