Multidimensional characterization of an innovative hybrid phytocystatin for acquired pellicle modulation and initial dental erosion prevention.

Researchers developed CaneStat, a hybrid protein combining sugarcane-derived cystatin and a statherin peptide, and found it reduced enamel hardness loss under acid challenge without being toxic to gingival cells.

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