Effect of toothpaste with nano-sized trimetaphosphate on dental caries: In situ study

• Published in: Journal of dentistry Vol. 43; no. 7; pp. 806 - 813
• Main Authors: Danelon, Marcelle, Pessan, Juliano Pelim, Neto, Francisco Nunes Souza, de Camargo, Emerson Rodrigues, Delbem, Alberto Carlos Botazzo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2015; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of variance; Animals; Cattle; Clinical trials; Cross-Over Studies; Dental caries; Dental Caries - drug therapy; Dentistry; Enamel; Enamels; Female; Fluorides; Fluorides, Topical - administration & dosage; Hardness - drug effects; Humans; Hydroxyapatite; Lesions; Male; Minerals; Nano-sized; Nanoparticles - administration & dosage; Nanoparticles - chemistry; Nanostructure; Phases; Phosphates; Polyphosphates - administration & dosage; Polyphosphates - pharmacology; Polyphosphates - therapeutic use; Recovery; Sodium; Students; Studies; Tooth Remineralization; Toothpaste; Toothpastes; Toothpastes - chemistry; Toothpastes - therapeutic use; Young Adult; Phosphates; Nano-sized; Toothpastes; Tooth remineralization

This in situ study was to evaluate the remineralizing effect of a fluoride toothpaste supplemented with nano-sized sodium trimetaphosphate (TMP). This blind and cross-over study was performed in 4 phases of 3 days each. Twelve subjects used palatal appliances containing four bovine enamel blocks wit...