Recaldent™ is the trademark name of the complex CPP-ACP (casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate) which naturally occurs in casein protein found in cows' milk.

Recaldent™ is used as an ingredient in a range of products including sugar-free chewing gum and professional dental products. Sales of products containing Recaldent™ exceed $US250 million per year.

Scientific research over many years has shown that Recaldent™ helps reverse and prevent dental caries (or tooth decay), by replacing the minerals – calcium and phosphate – that are lost from tooth enamel during the decay process. This replacement process is known as remineralisation.

Recaldent™ was developed by Professor Eric Reynolds in the Melbourne Dental School at the University of Melbourne. It is now manufactured only in Victoria and is a trademark of Cadbury Schweppes Pte Ltd. It is used under licence by the GC Corporation in Japan in its dental products Tooth Mousse and Tooth Mousse Plus, and by Meiji Holdings Co Ltd (Japan) in its product Meiji Milk de Recaldent™.

 

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Recaldent™: trademark name of the CPP-ACP nanocomplex.