During dental erosion, tooth minerals are dissolved, leading to a softening of the surface and
consequently to irreversible surface loss. Components from human saliva form a pellicle on
the tooth surface, providing some protection against erosion. To assess the effect of different
components and compositions of saliva on the protective potential of the pellicle against
enamel erosion, we prepared four different kinds of saliva: human whole stimulated saliva
(HS), artificial saliva containing only ions (AS), human saliva dialysed against artificial …