How RECALDENT™ was Developed

The School of Dental Science at the University of Melbourne in Australia first discovered the tooth-protective properties of milk in 1981.

Further study by the University showed that it was a particular part of the casein protein component of milk, the casein phosphopeptides, or CPP, that was responsible for the tooth-protective activity. Combined with this part of the casein protein, calcium and phosphate stay in a soluble form (known as ACP) that can penetrate into the tooth enamel and remineralize areas that have been affected by the activity of plaque bacteria.

Since this discovery, the University has conducted many studies that demonstrate how the casein phosphopeptides and amorphous calcium phosphate, or CPP-ACP, work to repair tooth enamel. The University was granted worldwide patents on CPP-ACP that it has licensed exclusively to Recaldent Pty Ltd, who manufactures and markets CPP-ACP under the RECALDENT trademark around the world.