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TOOTHPASTES
- Brushing with Fluoride t/paste can reduce caries by 25%
- COCHRANE REVIEW
- COCHRANE REVIEW
- CONTENTS
- ABRASIVES:Cleansing polishing agents: removes plaque/pellicle eg Calcium carbonate
- DETERGENTS:lower surface tension/plaque
- Aids foaming actions: SODIUM LAURYL SULPHATE
- BINDING AGENTS:alginates/gums for storage
- HUMECTANTS:used to prevent drying out
- FLAVOURING:sweetners
- PRESERVATIVES:prevent bacterial growth ie benzoates
- water, colouring agents
- FLUORIDE
- FLUORIDE
- water, colouring agents
- PRESERVATIVES:prevent bacterial growth ie benzoates
- FLAVOURING:sweetners
- HUMECTANTS:used to prevent drying out
- BINDING AGENTS:alginates/gums for storage
- Aids foaming actions: SODIUM LAURYL SULPHATE
- DETERGENTS:lower surface tension/plaque
- ABRASIVES:Cleansing polishing agents: removes plaque/pellicle eg Calcium carbonate
- Children's t/paste:<1000ppm
- 1500ppm children >7yrs old
- 2800ppm for high risk pts 10yrs
- 5000ppm >16yrs
- 5000ppm >16yrs
- 2800ppm for high risk pts 10yrs
- 1500ppm children >7yrs old
- BRUSHING ADVICE
- T/paste100ppm reduction in caries by 25%
- older than7 - 1500ppm
- brush x2 daily reduces caries by further14%
- Peas sized amount on t/brush
- Spit don't rinse - further 15% reduction in caries
- Allows time for diffusion
- under 7yrs old must be supervised
- under 7yrs old must be supervised
- Allows time for diffusion
- Spit don't rinse - further 15% reduction in caries
- Peas sized amount on t/brush
- brush x2 daily reduces caries by further14%
- older than7 - 1500ppm
- T/paste100ppm reduction in caries by 25%
- 1000ppmF for under 7's
- children swallow about 50% of t/paste when brushing
- children swallow about 50% of t/paste when brushing
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