Which tooth gels are available?
Due to the freedom of the concept of tooth gel, there are many different areas of application with completely different modes of action. Toothgels differ in their active ingredients and functions. There are tooth gels with fluoride content for weekly application on the teeth to seal and protect them.
There are also gels with chlorhexidine digluconate, which are used for inflammation of the soft tissues. Besides the preparations that only act on the teeth or only on the soft tissues, there are combination preparations that act on both the teeth and the mucous membranes. These are tooth gels with natural ingredients, which have soothing effects on the tissues with herbal extracts.
For babies and toddlers, there are also tooth gels that act in combination on the teeth and soft tissues and alleviate the accompanying symptoms of teeth. There are also gels that are enriched with surface anesthetics and anesthetize the oral mucosa, thereby reducing pain sensations. Another variant of tooth gel is toothpaste and toothpaste, which are also considered to be tooth gel due to their consistency. This variability of tooth gels is due to the fact that the term is not protected and defined and therefore can be used freely by commercial companies.
How does a tooth gel work?
The variability of the indications also ensures variability of the mechanisms of action of the tooth gels.
- Gels containing fluoride enrich fluoride in the enamel and thus strengthen the tooth structure.
- Tooth gels with chlorhexidine digluconate destroy harmful bacteria that damage the oral cavity and preserve the “good” bacteria.
- Tooth gels for the regeneration of hypersensitive tooth necks block the exposed ends of the dentine canals, so that the tooth is again more robust against stimuli such as heat, cold, sweetness.
- In the case of small children and dental complaints, tooth gels cause superficial anaesthesia of the tissues so that the pressure and tension caused by teething are no longer perceptible.
- Furthermore, homeopathic tooth gels can calm the teeth and soft tissues through the natural herbs, so that inflammatory phenomena such as reddened and swollen tissue can recede and painful teeth can calm down.
