%0 Journal Article
%T Fluoride concentration in the top-selling Brazilian toothpastes purchased at different regions
%A Ricomini Filho
%A Ant£¿nio Pedro
%A Tenuta
%A Livia Maria Andal¨®
%A Fernandes
%A Frederico Silva de Freitas
%A Calvo
%A Ana Fl¨¢via Bissoto
%A Kusano
%A Sandro Carvalho
%A Cury
%A Jaime Aparecido
%J Brazilian Dental Journal
%D 2012
%I Dental Foundation of Ribeir?o Preto
%R 10.1590/S0103-64402012000100008
%X to be relevant in terms of public health, widely-used toothpastes should have at least 1,000 ppm of soluble fluoride (f) concentration. thus, the concentrations of total fluoride (tf) and total soluble fluoride (tsf) in the top-selling brazilian toothpastes were evaluated. samples (n=3) from toothpastes colgate anti-c¨¢ries£¿, colgate total 12 clean mint£¿, colgate tripla a£¿£¿o menta original£¿, colgate tripla a£¿£¿o menta suave£¿ and sorriso dentes brancos£¿ were obtained from each of the five regions of the country. the concentrations of tf and tsf were analyzed with ion-specific electrode calibrated with f standards and the results were expressed in ppm (¦Ìg f/g). all toothpastes showed tf concentration lower than 1,500 ppm f (1,388.2 ¡À 25.8 to 1,483.2 ¡À 98.2). the tsf values were higher than 1,000 ppm f and ranged from 1,035.5 ¡À 61.5 to 1,221.8 ¡À 35.2 for calcium carbonate/monofluorophosphate-based toothpastes and from 1,455.6 ¡À 12.5 to 1,543.0 ¡À 147.3 for silica/sodium fluoride-based toothpaste. top-selling brazilian toothpastes presented available fluoride concentration to control caries regardless of the region where they are purchased.
%K toothpaste
%K fluoride
%K dental caries.
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