Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 99, Issue 3, 456-459
Copyright © 1979 by American Dental Association
The relative caries-inhibiting effects of a stannous fluoride dentifrice in a silica gel base
HR Fogels,
JE Alman,
JJ Meade,
and
JP O'Donnell
An unsupervised toothbrushing study involving 1,339 children from 5 to 13 years of age conducted for three years compared two stannous fluoride dentifrices, one in a calcium pyrophosphate base and the other in a silica gel base, with a nonfluoride control dentifrice. The test dentifrice, stannous fluoride in a silica gel base, reduced caries to a significant extent when compared with the nonfluoride control dentifrice.The percentage of reductions ranged from 15% to 25% for whole mouth and interproximal surface indexes. There was no significant difference between the two fluoride dentifrices.