OBJECTIVES Gingival overgrowth is a complication of cyclosporine therapy following organ transplantation. Oral azithromycin is frequently used to treat this complication. This study examined the efficacy of local azithromycin, in the form of toothpaste, against cyclosporine-induced gingival overgrowth. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty stable renal transplanted patients (10 men and 10 women) with ...

Introduction: Toothpastes (TPs) routinely contain detergents for their emulsifying and foaming properties. The most common detergent sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) displays irritant effects to skin. Studies suggested that it may also affect the structural integrity of the oral mucosa. Besides detergents protective substances may also be ingredients of toothpastes. The aim of this study was to inve...

In order to find out whether any toothpastes commercially available in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carry microplastic content form of plastic microbeads, filterable solid contents 31 from UAE markets and 2 imported Syria were analyzed. FT-IR studies solids revealed that major components hydrated silica calcium carbonate, where individual toothpaste product exhibited either one or other as do...

Synthetic amorphous silica (SAS) is one of the most commonly used nanomaterials. It is an authorized food additive and is also found in a wide variety of industrial and consumer products from polymers, paints, and textiles to toothpastes, detergents and cosmetics. Silica nanoparticles (NPs) also have great potential for a variety of other applications, including diagnostic and therapeutic appli...