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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Docimo, Rafaella
• Montesani, Luigi
• Maturo, Paolo
• Costacurta, Micaela
• Bartolino, Martina
• DeVizio, William
• Zhang, Yun Po
• Dibart, Serge

Titel

Desensitizing efficacy of a new toothpaste containing 5.5% potassium citrate: a 4-week clinical study

Ist Teil von

• American journal of dentistry, 2007-08, Vol.20 (4), p.209

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To evaluate the desensitizing capabilities of a new toothpaste containing 5.5% potassium citrate (Colgate Sensitive Multi Protection Toothpaste) to another toothpaste containing 3.75% potassium chloride (Sensodyne Total Care F Toothpaste). A 4-week clinical study was conducted in 75 subjects at the University of Rome, at Tor Vergata, in Rome, Italy, using a double blind, stratified, two treatment design. Tactile sensitivity as well as air blast sensitivity assessment was used to compare the efficacy of the two products. There was no statistically significant difference in tactile sensitivity scores and air blast sensitivity scores between the tested toothpastes at baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks. Both toothpastes provided statistically significant improvement in tactile sensitivity scores and air blast sensitivity scores after 2 weeks of use and 4 weeks of use as compared to baseline scores.