Abstract:Previous work showed that plaque fluoride increased with increasing NaF content of mouthwashes following daily use. The main aim of this study was to test whether a similar relationship was detectable after regular use of dentifrices containing amounts of sodium monofluorophosphate equivalent to 1000, 1500, and 2500 micrograms F/g. Plaque was collected from three groups, each consisting of approximately 80 children, who had each used one of the dentrifrices for one year. Plaque fluoride increased significantly… Show more
“…Bruun and Thylstrup [1984] observed an inverse relationship between mean salivary F concentration and mean caries prevalence in the permanent teeth of lifelong residents in high-(2.31 mg/l F) and low-(0.36 mg/l F) fluoridated water areas. Duckworth et al [1989] found a similar inverse relationship between mean plaque F content and mean 3-year caries increment for users of a series of TP that contained different amounts of sodium monofluorophosphate as the F source.…”
The aim of the study was to determine whether rinsing with a mouthwash after brushing with a fluoridated toothpaste affected oral fluoride (F) retention and clearance compared with an oral hygiene regime without mouthwash. In this supervised, single-blind study, 3 regimes were compared: (A) brushing for 1 min with 1 g of 1,450 μg F/g NaF toothpaste followed by rinsing for 5 s with 10 ml water; (B) as A but followed by rinsing for 30 s with 20 ml of 100 mg F/l NaF mouthwash, and (C) as B but rinsing for 30 s with a non-fluoridated mouthwash. Twenty-three adults applied each treatment once in a randomised order, separated by 1-week washout periods, and used a non-fluoridated toothpaste at home prior to and during the study. Whole saliva samples (2 ml), collected before each treatment commenced and 10, 20, 30, 60, 90 and 120 min afterwards, were subsequently analysed for fluoride by ion-specific electrode. The mean (SD) back-transformed log (area under salivary F clearance curve) values were: A = 2.36 (+3.37, –1.39), B = 2.54 (+2.72, –1.31) and C = 1.19 (+1.10, –0.57) mmol F/l × min, respectively. The values for regimes A and B were statistically significantly greater than that for regime C (p < 0.001; paired t test). These findings suggest that use of a non-F mouthwash after toothbrushing with a F toothpaste may reduce the anticaries protection provided by toothbrushing with a F toothpaste alone. The use of a mouthwash with at least 100 mg F/l should minimise this risk.
“…Bruun and Thylstrup [1984] observed an inverse relationship between mean salivary F concentration and mean caries prevalence in the permanent teeth of lifelong residents in high-(2.31 mg/l F) and low-(0.36 mg/l F) fluoridated water areas. Duckworth et al [1989] found a similar inverse relationship between mean plaque F content and mean 3-year caries increment for users of a series of TP that contained different amounts of sodium monofluorophosphate as the F source.…”
The aim of the study was to determine whether rinsing with a mouthwash after brushing with a fluoridated toothpaste affected oral fluoride (F) retention and clearance compared with an oral hygiene regime without mouthwash. In this supervised, single-blind study, 3 regimes were compared: (A) brushing for 1 min with 1 g of 1,450 μg F/g NaF toothpaste followed by rinsing for 5 s with 10 ml water; (B) as A but followed by rinsing for 30 s with 20 ml of 100 mg F/l NaF mouthwash, and (C) as B but rinsing for 30 s with a non-fluoridated mouthwash. Twenty-three adults applied each treatment once in a randomised order, separated by 1-week washout periods, and used a non-fluoridated toothpaste at home prior to and during the study. Whole saliva samples (2 ml), collected before each treatment commenced and 10, 20, 30, 60, 90 and 120 min afterwards, were subsequently analysed for fluoride by ion-specific electrode. The mean (SD) back-transformed log (area under salivary F clearance curve) values were: A = 2.36 (+3.37, –1.39), B = 2.54 (+2.72, –1.31) and C = 1.19 (+1.10, –0.57) mmol F/l × min, respectively. The values for regimes A and B were statistically significantly greater than that for regime C (p < 0.001; paired t test). These findings suggest that use of a non-F mouthwash after toothbrushing with a F toothpaste may reduce the anticaries protection provided by toothbrushing with a F toothpaste alone. The use of a mouthwash with at least 100 mg F/l should minimise this risk.
“…One clinical trial (Type 2) of dentifrices containing 1000, 1500 and 2500 ppm F reported that the fluoride concentration was more important than the amount of toothpaste applied. 28 Since very young children may swallow a large amount of toothpaste, 29,30 thereby increasing the risk of fluorosis, parents should supervise very young children and place only a small amount of toothpaste 31 (smear or pea size) on the brush. It is important to reinforce this advice since 31% of children aged 1.5 to 4.5 were reported to always brush their own teeth and 45% covered half the length of the brush or more.…”
“…The concentration of fluoride in dental biofilm increases with the use of fluoride dentifrices, 10 fluoride mouthrinses, 11 and fluoridated drinking water.…”
This single-blind, randomized, crossover study aimed at assessing the long-term fluoride concentrations in saliva and in dental biofilm after different home-use fluoride treatments. The study volunteers (n = 38) were residents of an area with fluoridated drinking water. They were administered four treatments, each of which lasted for one week: twice-daily placebo dentifrice, twice-daily fluoride dentifrice, twice-daily fluoride dentifrice and once-daily fluoride mouthrinse, and thrice-daily fluoride dentifrice. At the end of each treatment period, samples of unstimulated saliva and dental biofilm were collected 8 h after the last oral hygiene procedure. Fluoride concentrations in saliva and dental biofilm were analyzed using a specific electrode. The fluoride concentrations in saliva and dental biofilm 8 h after the last use of fluoride products did not differ among treatments. The results of this study suggest that treatments with home-use fluoride products have no long-term effect on fluoride concentrations in saliva and in dental biofilm of residents of an area with a fluoridated water supply.
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