Dentifrices aid in cleaning and polishing tooth surfaces. They are typically in the form of pastes but also come as powders or gels. Dentifrices contain abrasives like silica and alumina to clean teeth as well as ingredients like water, humectants, flavors, preservatives, and therapeutic agents like fluoride and pyrophosphates which help prevent cavities and reduce tartar buildup.
Dentifrices aid in cleaning and polishing tooth surfaces. They are typically in the form of pastes but also come as powders or gels. Dentifrices contain abrasives like silica and alumina to clean teeth as well as ingredients like water, humectants, flavors, preservatives, and therapeutic agents like fluoride and pyrophosphates which help prevent cavities and reduce tartar buildup.
Dentifrices aid in cleaning and polishing tooth surfaces. They are typically in the form of pastes but also come as powders or gels. Dentifrices contain abrasives like silica and alumina to clean teeth as well as ingredients like water, humectants, flavors, preservatives, and therapeutic agents like fluoride and pyrophosphates which help prevent cavities and reduce tartar buildup.
Dentifrices aid in cleaning and polishing tooth surfaces. They are typically in the form of pastes but also come as powders or gels. Dentifrices contain abrasives like silica and alumina to clean teeth as well as ingredients like water, humectants, flavors, preservatives, and therapeutic agents like fluoride and pyrophosphates which help prevent cavities and reduce tartar buildup.
surfaces. They are used mostly in the form of pastes, although tooth powders and gels are also available.
Dentifrices are made up of
abrasives (e.g., silicon oxides, aluminum oxides, and granular polyvinyl chlorides), water, humectants, soap or detergent, flavoring and sweetening agents, therapeutic agents (e.g., fluorides, pyrophosphates), coloring agents, and preservatives .
Dentin is abraded 25 times faster and cementum 35 times faster than
enamel, so root surfaces are easily worn away, leading to notching and tooth sensitivity. The pronounced caries-preventive effect of fluorides incorporated in dentifrices has been proved beyond question. Fluoride ion must be available in the amount of 1000 to 1100 parts per million (ppm) to achieve caries reduction effects.
“Calculus control toothpastes,” also referred to as “tartar control toothpastes,”
contain pyrophosphates and have been shown to reduce the deposition of new calculus on teeth. These ingredients interfere with crystal formation in calculus but do not affect the fluoride ion in the paste or increase tooth sensitivity. Dentifrice with pyrophosphates has been shown to reduce the formation of new supragingival calculus by 30% or more.