(n.) A powder or other substance to be used in cleaning the teeth; tooth powder.
Example Sentences:
(1) The model has been used to evaluate mineral changes from the use of fluoride dentifrices and rinses, chewing gum, and food sequencing.
(2) They received an oral prophylaxis and were assigned to the use of either the dentifrice containing soluble pyrophosphate and the copolymer, or to the dentifrice containing soluble pyrophosphate but without the copolymer, or to a placebo dentifrice that did not contain an anticalculus ingredient.
(3) The results showed that 96.8% used dentifrices, but only 36.2% used fluoride dentifrices.
(4) The three fluoride vehicles were fluoridated water supplies, fluoride supplements and fluoride containing dentifrice.
(5) Additionally Group I received fluoride tablets (FLUDENT) for daily sucking twice a day plus a placebo dentifrice free of fluoride.
(6) Unfortunately, a large number of potential compounds are unsuitable for use in dentifrices because they lack "substantivity", produce undesirable side-effects, or are incompatible with toothpaste ingredients.
(7) Clinical trials with a cross-over double-blind technique were undertaken to test chlortetracycline (Aureomycin) and the enzyme-containing dentifrice Zendium with regard to therapeutic effects on recurrent aphthous ulcers.
(8) Organic phosphonates have been introduced in dentifrices to reduce the formation of dental calculus.
(9) No side effects caused by the dentifrice which contained sodium polyphosphate were observed.
(10) Thus, according to the hydrodynamic theory of dentin sensitivity, these in vitro results suggest that pyrophosphate-containing dentifrices should reduce dentinal sensitivity.
(11) In conclusion, APF gel application before insertion of appliances and at regular recementations plus daily rinsing with dilute NaF or APF solutions throughout the periods of treatment and retention plus the regular use of a F dentifrice is recommended as a routine procedure for all orthodontic patients.
(12) Methods are compared using dentifrices containing 1,000, 1,500 and 2,500 ppm F as sodium monofluorophosphate (SMFP).
(13) This study shows that such common dentifrice components as the humectants, which contribute to the texture, rheologic characteristics, and shelf life of the product, also may affect the type of dental plaque grown on the tooth surfaces between toothbrushings or during long-term neglect of toothbrushing or of oral hygiene.
(14) The C group used customary, predominantly F-free dentifrices distributed by the local health authorities.
(15) Immediately after rinsing, subjects brushed their teeth for 30 seconds with a commercially available dentifrice containing 0.76% sodium monofluorophosphate and a soft-bristled toothbrush.
(16) Of the original 120 subjects, 111 completed the trial and the 3 dentifrice groups remained well balanced for age, sex and sensitivity.
(17) Nevertheless, mean mineral changes from all eight studies showed that all subjects produced more remineralization than demineralization when using a sodium fluoride-positive control dentifrice.
(18) A pH cycling model which incorporated a severe demineralization component was used to evaluate fluoride uptake and lesion progression for each of a NaF-based dentifrice, NaF-based mouthrinse and a monofluorophosphate (MFP)-based dentifrice.
(19) These findings suggest that abrasiveness of dentifrices depends strongly on testing conditions and that no single set of conditions is suitable for evaluating dentifrice abrasiveness.
(20) They received an oral prophylaxis and were assigned to the use of either a dentifrice containing 1.30% soluble pyrophosphate and 1.50% copolymer or to a placebo dentifrice that did not contain the anticalculus ingredients.
Teeth
Definition:
(n.) pl. of Tooth.
(v. i.) To breed, or grow, teeth.
(pl. ) of Tooth
Example Sentences:
(1) The proportion of teeth per child with calculus was approximately 8 percent for supragingival and 4 percent for subgingival calculus.
(2) The purpose of the present study was to report on remaining teeth and periodontal conditions in a population of 200 adolescent and adult Vietnamese refugees.
(3) According to the finite element analysis, the design bases of fixed restorations applied in the teeth accompanied with the absorption of the alveolar bone were preferred.
(4) However in the deciduous teeth from which the successional tooth germs were removed, the processes of tooth resorption was very different in individuals, the difference between tooth resorption in normal occlusal force and in decreased occlusal force was not clear.
(5) Of the 622 people interviewed, a large proportion (30.5%) believed that the first deciduous tooth should erupt between the age of 5-7 months; the next commonly mentioned time of tooth eruption was 7-9 months of age; and 50.3% of the respondents claimed to have seen a case of prematurely erupted primary teeth.
(6) The teeth were embedded in phenolic rings with acrylic resin.
(7) In self-opinions on own appearance the children mentioned teeth as a feature which they would like to change as first.
(8) The association of these defects of teeth and bone was found to be transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait over four generations.
(9) With the teeth in occlusion, lip separation was reduced.
(10) Unaltered surface enamel of extracted human teeth was subjected to tests of resistance to dissolution in 10 mM acetic acid at pH 4.0 and 10 mM EDTA at pH 7.4 in a miniature continuous flow system.
(11) The first method used an accelerometer mounted between the teeth of one of the authors (PR) to record skeletal shock.
(12) Two hundred and forty root canals of extracted single-rooted teeth were prepared to the same dimension, and Dentatus posts of equal size were cemented without screwing them into the dentine.
(13) In only two of the killed and four of the hospitalized persons, reports of intact canine teeth as demonstrated by the typical lesions were available.
(14) Oral Guedel airways do not necessarily protect the patient's teeth during inhalation anesthesia.
(15) Based on the findings of our recent longitudinal study on the abnormalities of the dentition in cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD), a hypothesis has been proposed, which makes it possible to predict time of onset of formation of supernumerary teeth and their location in the jaws.
(16) The teeth of 13 dental nurse students were brushed by a dental hygienist.
(17) In each subject, 4 teeth were randomly selected for assessment.
(18) The roots of the incisor teeth should, if possible, be placed accurately in this zone and a method of achieving this is suggested.
(19) This short paper includes extracts from the original translations of Leeuwenhoek's descriptions of the histology of teeth, investigates his findings and demonstrates that in addition to describing dentinal tubules, he may have identified the presence of calcospherites within that tissue.
(20) An unusual and extremely rare displacement of teeth due to trauma, resulting in cervical space cellulitis with probable secondary complications is presented.