Abstract
Dental caries is one of the world's major oral health issues. According to The Burden
of Disease Study (2016), almost half of the world's population suffers oral health
issues, particularly dental caries (3.58 billion individuals). Dental caries treatment
through teeth remineralization can be conducted naturally or using remineralization
agents. The aim of this study was to map the scientific evidence of natural materials'
potential as teeth remineralization agents. The method utilized in this study was
the scoping review following the guideline of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic
Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Review, that is, article searching
using search strategies, article screening, data extraction, and conclusion constructing.
The searching process was through PubMed, EBSCOhost, and ScienceDirect using keywords
and following the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Twenty articles were found and
further analyzed. All articles provided the natural materials' potencies in the perspective
of antibacterial, increasing saliva pH, remineralization ability, and increasing the
hardness of teeth surface. It can be concluded that natural materials can potentially
be alternative teeth remineralization agents.
Keywords
natural materials - remineralization - teeth - caries
