The Benefits of Toothpaste – Real or Imagined? Review of Its Role in Tooth Whitening

From Volume 28, Issue 2, March 2001 | Pages 67-74

Authors

H. Pontefract

BDS

University of Bristol Dental School, Bristol

Articles by H. Pontefract

S. Sheen

BDS, FDS RCS

University of Bristol Dental School, Bristol

Articles by S. Sheen

J. Moran

PhD, FDS RCS

University of Bristol Dental School, Bristol

Articles by J. Moran

Abstract

The market for whitening toothpastes in the UK is burgeoning at present, but little has been published about the modes of action or efficacy of such pastes. Much is known about how the individual ingredients work, but toothpaste formulations are complex and there is potential for interaction. Studies have been undertaken to compare the efficacy of various test products, but these have used different types of trial design and consequently direct comparisons are difficult, not least because there are several ways of measuring ‘whiteness’, and there is no consensus of opinion between workers in this field as to the best way to record it.

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