One of dentistry’s most valuable players in caries prevention, Curodont Repair Fluoride Plus, offers clinicians a winning strategy for treating early-stage decay
Baseball and dentistry may seem worlds apart, but they share some striking similarities—extensive practice in the field, strategic planning, and critical decision-making—that can dictate victory or defeat.
For Michael Scialabba, DDS, bridging the gap between these 2 fields is a daily occurrence. Within 18 months of using Curodont Repair Fluoride Plus, he has achieved countless victories with this chairside remineralization solution, confidently declaring it as “a home-run treatment.”
Fast and Pain-Free Treatment
“We treat patients with Curodont every day because the opportunity is there every day,” Dr. Scialabba said. “In my book, success entails anything that provides more life to the tooth and delays cutting into it. For that, this product absolutely works.”
Featuring patented biomimetic technology, Curodont includes a self-assembling peptide that promotes remineralization of noncavitated carious lesions. A minimally invasive solution, its simple brush-on application can be completed in less than 5 minutes, after which the remineralization process continues in the weeks following treatment.
It’s All About Case Selection
“Like with any treatment, case selection is key,” Dr. Scialabba added. “You need to combine your clinical evaluation and diagnosis with an understanding of whether the individual patient will truly benefit from Curodont, and then make the best recommendations to help them. It also is up to the patient to embrace the treatment, and as they get educated, they will understand the power of regenerative therapy.”
Curodont Repair Fluoride Plus can be used on incipient lesions on interproximal, occlusal, buccal, facial, and lingual surfaces. It can be reapplied after several months as needed without staining or discoloring patients’ teeth, as well as with other preventive treatments.
Dr. Scialabba recalls several patient cases where Curodont either remineralized areas with incipient decay or effectively halted its progression. Overall, his patients appreciate the early-stage caries intervention, as it may prevent more costly and invasive restorative procedures down the line.
“Patients who have incipient decay in 1 or 2 areas now have a solution rather than watching the problem get bigger over time,” Dr. Scialabba said. “Considering my experiences to date, I definitely feel more confident recommending Curodont as an early caries solution to my patients.”
