OBJECTIVES This randomised in situ study aimed to analyse the effect of milk (with or without 5ppm F) and CPP-ACP pastes (with or without 900ppm F) on dental erosion. METHODS The study was a seven phase (5 days each) crossover design involving 15 participants wearing intraoral appliances with enamel and dentine specimens. Specimens were extraorally eroded (erosive soft drink, 6×90s/day) and bru...

Abstract
 Background: Dental health problem if not treated will cause coronary heart disesase and stroke. Toothpaste products are widely marketed to be antibacterial substances, by adding herbal active ingredient including betel leaf, siwak combination, or aloe vera.
 Research Objectives: To compare the efficacy of commercial toothpaste with vera components against Staphylococcus aure...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Goal was to evaluate the potential of in vivo optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging to determine the response of patients with xerostomia to a dry mouth toothpaste versus fluoride toothpaste placebo. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten subjects with xerostomia participated in this double-blind, crossover, placebo-controlled study. After examination and OCT ima...

AIM To assess the antibacterial and antifungal potentials of different parts of Moringa oleifera plant using different extraction methods in attempts to formulate natural dental remedies from this plant. MATERIAL AND METHODS Three solvents extracts (Ethanol, acetone, and ethyl acetate) of different parts of Egyptian Moringa tree were prepared and tested against oral pathogens: Staphylococcus ...

Description: Fluoride dentifrices were first introduced in the 1950s. [1] The first fluoride dentifrice contained stannous fluoride and was first marketed in 1955. Since then many studies have investigated the level of dose and the form of fluoride that is optimum in dentifrice formulations. Higher caries reduction was reported in the 70s in clinical trials that investigated the potency of usin...

PURPOSE To investigate whether the long-term use (6 months) of an arginine-calcium carbonate-MFP toothpaste would affect calculus formation and/or gingivitis when compared to a calcium carbonate-MFP toothpaste. METHODS This was a double-blind clinical study. Eligible adult subjects (120) entered a 2-month pre-test phase of the study. After receiving an evaluation of oral tissue and a dental p...

Fluoride (F) toothpaste is one of the most effective means of caries prevention. There is also evidence that mouthrinse solutions with antimicrobial agents reduce plaque formation and gingivitis and may be used as adjuncts to daily self-performed oral hygiene for risk patients. The authors hypothesize that using these solutions--without or with just a low F concentration after brushing--will ha...

1. Low-income children experience more dental caries and more complications of caries, such as dental abscesses. Beginning fluoride toothpaste and fluoride varnish during the first year of life can reduce low-income children’s risk of getting dental caries. 2. Pediatricians and other primary care clinicians for children have an important role to play in implementing a dental caries primary prev...