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Sensodyne toothpastes work in different ways depending on the product's active ingredient—potassium nitrate, strontium acetate/chloride. Potassium nitrate: The potassium ion hyperpolarizes [3] the nerve and stops it from firing. The nerve impulses are thus desensitized and there is no pain.
Toothpaste is used to promote oral hygiene: it is an abrasive that aids in removing dental plaque and food from the teeth, assists in suppressing halitosis, and delivers active ingredients (most commonly fluoride) to help prevent tooth decay (dental caries) and gum disease . [1]
Toothpaste is used to promote oral hygiene; it functions as an abrasive agent that helps to remove dental plaque and food from the teeth, works to suppress halitosis, and delivers active ingredients such as fluoride or xylitol to the teeth and gums to help prevent tooth decay (cavity) and gum disease . [1]
The main active ingredient in Biotène toothpaste is sodium monofluorophosphate. Prior to the GSK acquisition, it also contained enzymes such as glucose oxidase, lactoferrin, lactoperoxidase, and lysozyme.
Elmex was the first toothpaste to contain the organic Amine Fluoride (AmF) olaflur as an active ingredient for protection against dental caries. [citation needed] Elmex is often sold together with Aronal which should be used in the morning. [3] Aronal contains vitamin A and zinc to protect the gums against inflammation.
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