:sharpen(level=0):output(format=jpeg)/up/3/default/2024-10/Dental-xray.jpg "Reversal of primary root caries using dentifrices containing 5000 and 1100 ppm fluoride")
Reading time: 1 minute Authors: Baysan A, Lynch E, Ellwood R, Davies R, Petersson L, Borsboom P
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Create an accountAfter 3 months’ use, the 5000 ppm containing fluoride toothpaste remineralised 54.9% of the root caries lesions compared to 16.2% for those using 1100 ppm fluoride toothpaste. After 6 months’ use, the remineralisation % increased further to 76.1% for the 5000 ppm fluoride toothpaste, which was double the remineralisation % for the 1100 ppm toothpaste. No side effects were noted during the study.
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