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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2023  |  Volume : 13  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 92-95

Assessment of total and soluble fluoride content in commercial dentifrices and mouthwashes available in the Indian market: An in vitro study

Akanksha Haresh Keswani1, Parthkumar Kamleshbhai Thakkar2, Anuj Vasantray Mansata3, Jill J Shah4, Anil Manubhai Patel5, Kena Kalpesh Shah6
1 Surveen Dental Clinic, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
2 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
3 Department of Dentistry, Community Health Centre, Mehsana, Gujarat, India
4 Department of Dentistry, Rewards Dental, Burien, Washington, USA
5 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
6 Department of Dentistry, Smile N Shine Family Dentistry, Belleville, New Jersey, USA

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DOI: 10.4103/aihb.aihb_63_22

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Introduction: Dental caries is the most common dental problem across the globe. Due to the increase in the use of refined sugars and lack of fluoride exposure, dental caries is becoming a serious issue for public health. The present study was conducted to determine the total fluoride (TF) concentration and soluble fluoride concentration in different dentifrices and mouthwashes available in the Indian market. Materials and Methods: Ion-specific electrode and fluoride ion metre were used to determine the soluble fluoride, as well as the TF concentration of seven dentifrices and five mouthwashes, and the findings were recorded in particle per million of fluoride. Descriptive statistic was used, and mean ± standard deviation of TF and soluble fluoride content of dentifrices and mouthwashes were reported. Results: Nine samples contained sodium fluoride and three samples contained sodium monofluorophosphate Na MFP as the fluoride compound. The TF and soluble fluoride levels showed variations from the fluoride concentration mentioned on the packaging. Conclusions: This study found that the concentration of total soluble fluoride and TF was lower than the fluoride level mentioned on the packaging.


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