Composition | Toothpaste

Composition Toothpastes contain a variety of different ingredients. Essentially they are cleaning agents, binders, humectants, foaming agents, sweeteners, colorants, flavors, water preservatives, and special active ingredients. Some pastes contain additional ingredients. Cleaning agents are insoluble inorganic substances that are contained in toothpastes in different concentrations and grain sizes. The percentage in a toothpaste is up … Composition | Toothpaste

Tooth powder | Toothpaste

Tooth powder Besides toothpaste in the smooth paste form, there is also tooth powder in granular form. The composition of these granules differs significantly from the pastes. The application on the toothbrush is not very easy, because some of the granules go wrong. Toothpastes for children For children the toothpastes for adults are too sharp. … Tooth powder | Toothpaste

Toothpaste and pimple blackheads | Toothpaste

Toothpaste and pimple blackheads Blackheads are closed sebaceous glands that cannot be affected by the use of toothpaste.Pimples are usually inflammations of these sebaceous glands (blackheads). The recommendation that toothpaste has a positive effect on pimples and blackheads is therefore nonsense. Toothpaste against herpes? Toothpastes contain some substances that are rather irritating to the wound. … Toothpaste and pimple blackheads | Toothpaste

Summary | Toothpaste

Summary Toothpastes are used together with toothbrushes to clean the teeth. They contain more or less abrasive cleaning agents. In addition, they contain important substances to prevent caries and keep the gums healthy. Many different substances can be combined in their composition. The most important ingredients are fluorides. All articles in this series: Toothpaste Composition … Summary | Toothpaste

Toothpaste

In addition to the toothbrush, toothpaste or toothpaste, or dentifrice, is an important part of oral hygiene. Contrary to the common opinion that toothpaste consists only of whiting, water and flavoring, the composition of a toothpaste is much more extensive and places high demands on the developers with regard to its formulation. Especially for the … Toothpaste

Gum pocket

Definition On every healthy tooth there is a gap between the gum line and the point where the gum attaches to the tooth surface. In dentistry this gap is called “sulcus”, which is usually between 0.5 and 2mm deep. If this measurable depth increases above 2mm, it is called a gum pocket, because the gum … Gum pocket

Causes of a gingival pocket | Gum pocket

Causes of a gingival pocket The most common cause of gingival pockets is gingivitis or periodontitis. Therefore, the reasons for the development of a gingival pocket and periodontitis and gingivitis are very similar. Insufficient oral hygiene plays the biggest role in the development of gum pockets (especially cleaning of the interdental spaces). However, certain medications … Causes of a gingival pocket | Gum pocket

Accompanying symptoms of a gingival pocket | Gum pocket

Accompanying symptoms of a gingival pocket The most common symptoms of gingivitis and periodontitis are bleeding gums (the toothpaste foam when brushing teeth is discolored pink when rinsed), pain in the affected area and swollen gums. Patients also often complain of bad breath, which persists even after brushing teeth. Food remains, bacteria and their metabolic … Accompanying symptoms of a gingival pocket | Gum pocket