A New Approach to Healthy Teeth – Innovative Minerals Proven to Enhance Tooth Surface

Calcium carbonate is a natural ingredient that can be incorporated into toothpaste, offering multiple options to influence thecharacteristics of a formulation. Besides cleaning and remineralization, particles affect texture, viscosity and mouthfeel. Swisscompany Omya has developed a proprietary technology to produce a new generation of functionalized calcium carbonate particles.The enhanced minerals offer advanced characteristics, such as whitening, and also help repair surface lesions. This articlegives a short overview of the structure, effects and benefits of the particles, as well as recommendations for the formulation oftoothpastes.