Whitening Efficacy of Dentifrice Containing 10% High Cleaning Silica, 0.5% Sodium Phytate and 0.5% Sodium Pyrophosphate

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-10-05
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The objective of the present study was to compare the effects of a commercially available dentifrice containing 10% high cleaning silica base, 0.5% sodium phytate and 0.5% sodium pyrophosphate versus a negative control dentifrice on removal of extrinsic stains.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Sun Yat-sen University

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged between 18-70 years old

• Good general health

• Could attend the clinical examinations during the 8 week study period

• Possessing >20 natural permanent teeth that were uncrowned or heavily filled with restorative materials, excluding third molars

• Having a whole-mouth mean tooth stain score of more than 1.5 according to the Lobene index.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe oral diseases, chronic disease or allergic to the trial products

• Advanced periodontal diseases

• Females who are pregnant or lactating

• Taking part in other clinical trials

• Taking part in orthodontic treatment or wearing removable denture

• Fluorosis or tetracycline teeth

• Receiving prophylaxis during the previous 3 months or tooth whitening treatment during the past 6 months.