by RDBiomed | Jun 9, 2026 | Dental
You went in for a routine check-up. The dentist looked at the inside surfaces of your front teeth, then at the biting surfaces of your back teeth, and used a phrase you weren’t expecting: “There’s some acid wear here.” Maybe they used the word...
by RDBiomed | Jun 5, 2026 | Dental
Pepsin may make acid-related damage to tooth enamel worse, according to a study published in the Journal of Dentistry. Researchers compared enamel exposed to hydrochloric acid (HCl) on its own with enamel exposed to hydrochloric acid plus pepsin, a digestive enzyme...
by rdbiomed | Jul 17, 2023 | Dental, Reflux Tips & News
Shepperson Education, a New Zealand dental education platform dedicated to advancing professional knowledge and skills, recently hosted an enlightening webinar on tooth wear and gastric acid erosion. The webinar, backed by Peptest New Zealand, featured Dr Andrea...
by rdbiomed | Jun 27, 2022 | Dental, Reflux Tips & News
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is when contents of the stomach refluxes up into the oesophagus and even back up to the throat and airways. Frequently reported symptoms of reflux include chronic coughing, sore throat, heartburn and indigestion. But a less...
by rdbiomed | Dec 10, 2021 | Dental, Reflux Tips & News
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which suppress acid production in the stomach and are used to treat reflux symptoms such as heartburn, may help to reduce gum disease. PPIs, include: • esomeprazole • lansoprazole • omeprazole • pantoprazole • rabeprazole’ Gum...
by rdbiomed | Oct 8, 2021 | Dental, Latest Pepsin Research
Researchers have turned to Peptest to investigate a connection between reflux and soft tissue lesions in the oral cavity. The most common signs of oral lesions caused by gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD/GERD) include dental erosion, periodontitis, gingivitis,...
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