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1 Introduction to Dental Products
2 Dentifrices
3 Role of Fluoride in DP
4 Desensitizing agents
5 Calcium carbonate
6 Sodium fluoride
7 Zinc eugenol cement
5. INTRODUCTION
• Dental hygiene is the most important for human body
.
• There are many products are present in the market for
the dental hygiene of the teeth and are considered as
dental products.
• DENTAL PRODUCTS: The substances used to
produce effect on teeth and in dental cavity is called
as dental products.
10. Types of Dental Products
• ANTICARIES AGENT
• CEMENTS AND FILLERS
• DENTRIFRICES
• DESENSITING AGENTS
• MOUTH WASHES
11. Dentifrices or Cleaning Agent
• Dentifrices is a material which is used for
cleaning of teeth and adjancent gums
• Dentrifrices are applied as powders or pastes
• The powders and paste such as Calcium
Carbonate, Calcium Phosphates, Calcium
Sulphate etc
• Dentifrice or tooth pastes are responsible for
physically removing plaque and debris.
• They may also contain some sweetening agents.
14. ROLE OF FLUORIDE
• Fluoride helps in preventing dental caries
• Fluoride forms a extra layer on teeth and prevent tooth
decay
• We get fluoride from municipality water
• If there is huge fluoride is present on teeth it is known
as dental fluorosis
• Fluoride is anticariogenic as it replaces the hydroxyl
ion in hydroxy apatite with the fluoride ion to form
fluorapatite in the outer surface of the enamel.
• It can be administrated by two routes- Orally and
Topically.
15. ROLE OF FLUORIDE
• Fluoride in low concentration (1-2 parts per million), if
present in drinking water, also causes, the decrease in
development of incidence of caries in the population.
• Fluoride can also be administrated orally as Sodium
Fluoride tablets or drops added in water or fruit juice. But
it is not beneficial as such.
• A 2% aqueous solution of sodium fluoride and 8%
solution of stannous fluoride are extensively used for
topical application.
• Two such well established fluorides are Sodium fluoride
and Stannous fluoride.
17. ROLE OF PHOSPHATE
• Inorganic phosphate salts can also be useful in the
prevention of dental caries.
• Phosphate ions are needed for stronger bone as well
as for healthy teeth.
• It is also used as cleansing agent.
18. Desensitizers
• Desentising agents are used in tooth decay or
in perception of heat and cold
• It is used to reduce sensitivity of heat and cold
• It probaly acts like local anaesthetic
19. Mouthwash
• Mouth washes are liquid dosages forms as the dental
products they contains several products as following:
• Zinc sulphate – Mild antispetic
• Zinc chloride – Desenting action
• Sodium bicarbonate – Antacid property
• Sodium chloride – Irrigation
20. Cement & filler
• Dental cements are used to temporarily cover
protection that had gone operation
• Its is applied as a paste which solidfy later
• Eugenol is antispetic and act as local anaesthetic is
used in cement as a medicated product
• Gold and sliver are used as permanent filling