A pharmaceutical formulation commonly prepared as a paste, gel, powder or liquid which is used to clean and/or polish teeth. Active ingredients to prevent caries and plaque accumulation or to desensitize teeth may be included.
A liquid, paste, or powder used to maintain proper dental hygiene.
A toothpaste, gel, or powder used to clean and polish the teeth.
A powder or paste for cleaning the teeth. It consists of a fine abrasive combined with a soap or detergent, to which are added flavoring and coloring materials. Antiseptic additives must be very dilute, and preparations containing them should be in contact with the teeth for an adequate period to be effective. Similarly, fluoride salts must be applied to scrupulously clean teeth and for an adequate time to be active: doubt has been expressed whether efficient physical cleaning is not the effective part of the process, rather than the fluoride application.
A paste, liquid, gel, or powder for cleaning teeth. A dentifrice may be cosmetic or therapeutic. Cosmetic dentifrices must clean and polish; therapeutic dentifrices must reduce some disease process in the oral cavity. Each dentifrice generally contains an abrasive, water, humectants, a foaming agent, a binder, a flavoring agent, a sweetener, a therapeutic agent, a coloring material, and a preservative.
Dentifrice refers to a paste, powder, or gel that is applied to a toothbrush for the purpose of cleaning the teeth. Typically, dentifrice contains a gentle abrasive substance, detergents, colorings, flavorings, binding and moistening agents, as well as thickening agents. It commonly includes fluoride as an added ingredient, and occasionally includes desensitizing agents.