The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the use of desensitizing dentifrices used 15 days prior to and after in-office tooth bleaching could eliminate or reduce tooth sensitivity. After institutional review board approval and informed consent, 45 subjects were selected and divided into 3 groups according to the dentifrice selected: Colgate Total (CT), Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief (CS)...

BACKGROUND It was the aim of this study to investigate the effect of four different toothpastes with differing fluoride compounds on enamel remineralization. METHODS A 3 x 3 mm window on the enamel surface of 90 human premolars was demineralized in a hydroxyethylcellulose solution at pH 4.8. The teeth were divided into 6 groups and the lower half of the window was covered with varnish serving...

1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, 2 Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK, 3 Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, 4 Biology Department, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, USA, 5 Section Plant Biol...

Adresa za dopisivanje Professor Domagoj Glavina Sveučilište u Zagrebu Stomatološki fakultet Zavod za dječju i preventivnu stomatologiju Gundulićeva 5, Zagreb Tel: + 385 1 4802 110 [email protected] Sažetak Svrha: Svrha rada bila je procijeniti utjecaj komercijalnih pasta za zube s različitom formulom fluorida na remineralizaciju površine cakline. Materijali i metode: Pripremljeni su caklinski blo...

PURPOSE To evaluate the astigmatic outcomes of wavefront-guided sub-Bowman keratomileusis (WFG-SBK) for low to moderate myopic astigmatism. METHODS This study enrolled 100 right eyes from 100 patients who underwent WFG-SBK for the correction of myopia and astigmatism. The polar value method was performed with anterior and posterior corneal astigmatism measured with Scheimpflug camera combined...

Besides the effects on the health of individuals, cigarette smoking can also interfere with the appearance of their teeth. To evaluate the effect of cigarette smoking-toothbrushing-cycling (CSTC) with whitening toothpastes on the roughness and optical behavior of bovine enamel for eight weeks. Thirty bovine dentin/enamel discs, 8.0 mm in diameter and 2.0 mm thick, were randomly divided into thr...

OBJECTIVE This double-blind clinical study, conducted at the University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, was designed to compare the efficacy of two commercially available dentifrices for the control of supragingival plaque and gingivitis. METHODS Qualifying adult male and female subjects from the San Juan, Puerto Rico area were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups: 1) a com...

UNLABELLED The purpose of the study was to compare two different commercial bleaching agents, Opalescence with Colgate Platinum, and 30% phosphoric acid used as aggressive agent on the morphology of human enamel. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten freshly extracted, noncarious, human maxillary central incisors extracted for periodontal reasons were used in this study. The labial surface of the disinfe...