Example Sentences

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In testing, the artificial saliva spray reduced bacterial activity and slowed tooth demineralization -- the process by which teeth lose calcium and phosphate, making them more vulnerable to cavities.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

As for cadmium, increased exposure has been linked to different types of cancer, bone demineralization, kidney and reproductive dysfunction, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to the U.S.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2025

This demineralization process releases calcium into the blood.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Tooth enamel is “fluid” — every day minerals are lost from it and added to it in processes known, respectively, as demineralization and remineralization.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2012

This tends to counter a side effect of one type of immunosuppressive drug: demineralization of the bones.

From Time Magazine Archive