A six-week clinical efficacy study of a tooth whitening tartar control dentifrice for the removal of extrinsic tooth stain

• Published in: The Journal of clinical dentistry Vol. 10; no. 3 Spec No; p. 99
• Main Authors: Mankodi, S, Sowinski, J, Davies, R, Ellwood, R, Bradshaw, B, Petrone, M E, DeVizio, W, Chaknis, P, Volpe, A R, Proskin, H M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 1999
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Complex Mixtures; Dental Calculus - therapy; Dentifrices - therapeutic use; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Polyphosphates; Silicic Acid; Silicon Dioxide - therapeutic use; Sodium Fluoride - therapeutic use; Tooth Bleaching - methods; Tooth Discoloration - therapy; Toothpastes; Treatment Outcome

The objective of this double-blind clinical study was to investigate the tooth whitening efficacy of a new commercially available calculus-inhibiting dentifrice (Colgate Tartar Control Plus Whitening Fluoride dentifrice) containing tetra-sodium pyrophosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, and PVM/MA copo...