Effects of Regular and Low-fluoride Dentifrices on Plaque Fluoride
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2010-10-01
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Pessan, Juliano Pelim [UNESP]
Alves, K. M. R. P. [UNESP]
Ramires, I.
Taga, M. F. L.
Sampaio, F. C.
Whitford, G. M.
Buzalaf, M. A. R.
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Sage Publications Inc
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Previous studies have indicated that the use of low-fluoride dentifrices could lead to proportionally higher plaque fluoride levels when compared with conventional dentifrices. This double-blind, randomized, crossover study determined the effects of placebo, low-fluoride, and conventional dentifrices on plaque fluoride concentrations ([F]) in children living in communities with 0.04, 0.72, and 3.36 ppm F in the drinking water. Children used the toothpastes twice daily, for 1 wk. Samples were collected 1 and 12 hrs after the last use of dentifrices and were analyzed for fluoride and calcium. Similar increases were found 1 hr after the children brushed with low-fluoride (ca. 1.9 mmol F/kg) and conventional (ca. 2.4 mmol F/kg) dentifrices in the 0.04- and 0.72-ppm-F communities. Despite the fact that the increases were less pronounced in the 3.36-ppm-F community, our results indicate that the use of a low-fluoride dentifrice promotes a proportionally higher increase in plaque [F] when compared with that achieved with a conventional dentifrice, based on dose-response considerations.
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fluoride, calcium, dental plaque, fluoride dentifrice
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Journal of Dental Research. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications Inc, v. 89, n. 10, p. 1106-1110, 2010.