remineralization

remineralization
1. The return to the body or a local area of necessary mineral constituents lost through disease or dietary deficiencies; commonly used in referring to the content of calcium salts in bone. 2. In dentistry, a process enhanced by the presence of fluoride whereby partially decalcified enamel, dentin, and cementum become recalcified by mineral replacement.

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re·min·er·al·iza·tion also Brit re·min·er·al·isa·tion .rē-.min(-ə)-rə-lə-'zā-shən n the restoring of minerals to demineralized structures or substances <\remineralization of bone>
re·min·er·al·ize (')rē-'min(-ə)-rə-.līz vb, -ized; -iz·ing

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re·min·er·al·i·za·tion (re-min″ər-əl-ĭ-zaґshən) the restoration of mineral elements, as of calcium salts to bones or teeth.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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