Toothpaste is a gel that we use with toothbrush to clean our teeth. Toothpaste contains many ingredients, there are: fluoride, abrasives, detergents, humectants, flavorings and coloring agents. The main chemical of toothpaste are fluoride, antibacterial agents, desensitizing agents, sodium bicarbonate, anti-tartar agents, enzymes and xylitol.
~Fluoride helps to strengthen and protect teeth~Antibacterial agents help to control the plaque-causing bacteria
~Desensitizing and anti-tartar agents help to reduce teeth sensitivity and control tartar
~Sodium bicarbonate helps to whiten teeth and remove plaque
~Enzymes destroy the oral bacteria
~Xylitol is a non-sugar sweetener
Humectants help the toothpaste to stay moist,prevent it to dry and lose the creamy texture.The examples of humectants are glycerine and sorbitol.The coloring and flavoring agents give it a pleasant taste. The foaming action of toothpaste occurs due to added detergents. The most common detergent used is sodium lauryl sulphate. The foam ensures that the toothpaste penetrates and deposits on the surface of the teeth get loosened. Abrasives like alumina trihydrate, dicalcium phosphate calcium carbonate are used to scrub and polish the teeth, and remove plaque formation. Among these ingredients, fluoride is the most important. It is also known as fluorspar - a combination of calcium and fluorine.
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really like this post. This will encourage children to regularly brush their teeth. It is good if we could train our children good oral hygiene early in their lives.
ReplyDeleteWe, adults need to be aware of our own dental health. Especially for those who smoke. Cigarette's nicotine has a higher possibility to increase tartar to your teeth. This is the reason why many dentists (Germantown is one of them) encourage people to avoid smoking. Aside from it causing gum problem, tobacco can also cause a lot of health diseases like heart attack. I'm one of the chain smoker before. But I quit when I had a gum problem last year. My trusted dentist (Germantown TN) advised me to quit on smoking and take a lot of vitamins.