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MADE OF BASICALLY THE SAME MATERIAL
THAT REAL TOOTH ENAMEL IS -- HYDROXYAPATITE.
IT BONDS TO THE REAL TOOT,
UNLIKE CONVENTIONAL FILLING MATERIALS
THAT SO OFTEN FALL OUT.
TO MAKE THE PASTE,
RESEARCHERS ADD FLUORIDE IOS TO THE HYDROXYAPATITE CRYSTAL,
CREATING A WHITE MIXTURE THT PERFECTLY IMITATES TOOTH ENAMEL.
CLINICAL TESTS ARE CONTINUING IN JAPAN,
BUT RESEARCHERS CLAIM THAT JUST ONE 15-MINUTE PROCEDURE
CAN PROTECT YOUR TEETH FOR MOE THAN 10 YEARS OF BRUSHING.
APPROVAL FOR THE WORLDWIDE USE OF ENAMEL PASTE
IS EXPECTED TO TAKE UP TO THREE YEARS.
HOPEFULLY THEN THE DREADED DRILL
CAN JOIN THE OTHER ARTIFACTS IN THE JAPANESE MUSEUM EXHIBI.