Estimation of Total Fluoride Concentration, Total Soluble Fluoride Concentration and pH among Various Brands of Toothpastes
Introduction: Fluoride toothpastes are a major reason for the decline in dental caries globally. For fluoride toothpaste to be effective, an adequate amount of Total Soluble Fluoride (TSF) must be available in the toothpastes. Aim: To determine and compare the Total Fluoride (TF), TSF and pH am...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/14598/46804_CE[Ra]_F(Sh)_PF1(ShG_KM)_PN(KM).pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: Fluoride toothpastes are a major reason for the
decline in dental caries globally. For fluoride toothpaste to be
effective, an adequate amount of Total Soluble Fluoride (TSF)
must be available in the toothpastes.
Aim: To determine and compare the Total Fluoride (TF), TSF and
pH among various toothpaste brands.
Materials and Methods: An in-vitro study was conducted
during October 2019 on 20 toothpaste samples, which belonged
to four groups namely, herbal toothpastes group, nonherbal
toothpastes group, medicated toothpastes group and kids
toothpastes group. Analysis of the samples was done at the
Department of Environmental Engineering Laboratory, National
Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka, India. The TF
and the TSF concentration was determined using fluoride ion
electrode. The pH was determined using pH meter. Statistical
analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social
Sciences (SPSS version 19.0). Analysis of variance (ANOVA)
was used by Tukey’s post-hoc test to determine the difference
between groups. The level of significance was kept at 0.05.
Results: The results showed that there was a significant
difference between the toothpaste types for mean TF
concentration (p=0.004). The post-hoc test showed that there
was a significant difference between herbal and nonherbal
toothpastes (p=0.041) where the mean TF concentration for
nonherbal toothpastes was 1095.20 ppm when compared to
herbal toothpastes was 704.40 ppm. The results showed that
there was a siginificant difference between the toothpaste
types for Mean TSF concentration (p<0.003). There was a
significant difference between medicated and kids toothpastes
(p=0.024) where the mean total soluble fluoride concentration
for medicated toothpastes was 938.60 ppm when compared to
the kids toothpastes was 521.20 ppm.
Conclusion: The present study showed that pH of all the
toothpastes were either neutral or alkaline and the TSF
concentration was less when compared to TF concentrations. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |