L3 Flashcards
Actives (fluoride, triclosan) percent volum of toothpaste
.2-1.5
Abrasion depends on
Hardness
Size
Shape
Surfactants are used for
Removal of calculus
Triclosan inhibits
TNA-alpha induced production of PGE2
How do preventive caries effects correlate with fluoride concentrations
Increase with increase concentration
Chlorhexidine is a type of
Bisbiguanide antiseptic
Listerine ingredients
Eucalyptol
Menthol
Methyl Salicylate
THymol
Crest pro health ingredients
CPC (Cetylpridinium chloride) (Quaternary ammonium)
Peridex
Periogard ingredients
Chlorhexidine (bisbiguanide)
Essential oil mechanisms
Non selectively disrupts cell wall
Reduces plaque endotoxin levels and pathogenecity
CPC ingredients
Cytylpyridinium chloride
Zinc Chloride
CPC indication
plaque
Gingivitis
Listerine
plaque gingivitis bad breath
CPC action
Ruptures bacterial cell membrane
May alter bacterial metabolism
Chlorhexidine use
gingivitis
bleeding gums
Chlorhexidine mechanism
Alters permeability of cell membrane causing leakage
Binds salivary mucins, reducing pellicle formation
ADA seal of acceptace
Two 6 months studies w/ average minimum of 20 percent gingivitis reduction