The study aims at awareness and ignorance of a common man towards oral hygiene in Mumbai. To evaluate awareness regarding oral hygiene practices a survey was conducted among 2000 people visiting a dentist. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information. Among various brands Colgate was found out to be the most popular toothpaste brand. 54.6% people do not know about the specialties ...

AIM:To compare the effects of a plaque disclosing toothpaste with regular fluoridated for supragingival biofilm reduction in patients chronic gingivitis.MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study was randomized controlled trial parallel design. Forty patients, both males and females aged 18-25 years generalized gingivitis (N=40) were randomly allocated to two groups twenty each (n=20), using lottery meth...

The purpose of this three-month, double-blind, parallel-design clinical study was to compare the efficacy of two commercially available dentifrices, Herbal Toothpaste and Gum Therapy and Colgate Total, in controlling gingivitis, gingival bleeding, plaque and stain. Forty healthy adult volunteers from the Junior Comprehensive Care Clinics at New York University College of Dentistry were accepted...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the remineralization potential of theobromine in comparison to a standard NaF dentifrice. METHODS Three tooth blocks were produced from each of 30 teeth. Caries-like lesion was created on each block using acidified gel. A smaller block was cut from each block for baseline scanning electron microscopy imaging and electron-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis...

The numerous species that make up the oral microbiome are now understood to play a key role in establishment and maintenance of oral health. The ability to taxonomically identify community members at the species level is important to elucidating its diversity and association to health and disease. We report the overall ecological effects of using a toothpaste containing enzymes and proteins com...

BACKGROUND Triclosan is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent used in toothpaste to reduce dental plaque, gingivitis and oral malodor. This community-level assessment evaluated the susceptibility of dental plaque bacteria to triclosan in samples collected over 19 years. METHODS A total of 155 dental plaque samples were collected at eleven different times over 19 years from 58 adults using 0.3%...

The study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an herbal extract of Yunnan Baiyao formulated in toothpaste as an alternative therapy for minor RAS. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial (from March 2010 to March 2011) was conducted on a cohort of 227 minor RAS patients. The toothpaste containing Yunnan Baiyao was used twice daily as part of the patient's r...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of Salvadora persica (Miswak) products on cariogenic bacteria in comparison with ordinary toothpaste.  METHODS The study was conducted in Zakho city, Kurdistan region, Iraq during the period from October 2013 to January 2014. A randomized controlled clinical trial of 40 students randomly allocated into 4 groups. They were instructed to use Mismark toothpast...