Oral Care Products
Oral Care Products
Oral Care Products
PRODUCTS
UNIT OUTCOMES:
At the end of this unit, the students are expected to:
1. Demonstrate competence in the formulation of oral hygiene
products
2. Acquire knowledge and skills in classifying the different
approaches in caries prevention
3. Appreciate the importance of good oral hygiene towards
one’s health
UNIT OUTLINE:
https://youtu.be/Ge9WGTp5y3o
WHAT IS ORAL HYGIENE?
• Oral hygiene is the practice of keeping the mouth and
teeth clean to prevent dental problems, most
commonly, dental cavities, gingivitis, periodontal
(gum) diseases and bad breath.
PURPOSE OF ORAL HYGIENE
• Thepurpose of oral hygiene is to prevent the buildup
of plaque, the sticky film of bacteria and food that
forms on the teeth.
• Plaqueadheres to the crevices and fissures of the
teeth and generates acids that, when not removed on
a regular basis, slowly eat away, or decay, the
protective enamel surface of the teeth, causing holes
(cavities) to form.
ANTICARIES AGENTS
• The formation of caries (tooth decay) is attributed
to the action of acids obtained from oral bacterial
metabolism of dietary carbohydrates. The buildup
of plaque on the tooth surface usually aids the
decay process by forming pockets or crevices on
the teeth surface.
• Brushing removes material from tooth before it
hardens into calculus
APPROACH TO CARIES
PREVENTION:
🡪 Flossing
🡪 Brushing
PROPERTIES:
•Stannous fluoride occurs as a white crystalline
powder and has a bitter salty taste. It melts at about
213 degrees Celsius;
•Freely soluble in water; insoluble in alcohol, ether and
chloroform
STANNOUS FLUORIDE USP
XX
USES:
• extensively used for topical fluoride application
• A simple application of a freshly prepared 8%
solution at 6 to 12 months intervals is used
• it requires only 1 application per treatment as
compared to a series of 4 application per
treatment of NaF
• solution is applied to a cleaned, dry teeth.
DENTIFRICES
❖ PUMICE USP XX
SYNONYMS: Pumice Stone; Piedra Pomez
PROPERTIES:
• substance of volcanic origin; consisting chiefly of complex
silicates of aluminum, potassium and sodium
• occurs as very light, hard, rough, porous grayish masses, or
as a gritty gray powder
DENTIFRICES
❖ PUMICE USP XX
PROPERTIES:
• Pumice is odorless and tasteless; stable
in air; practically insoluble in water and is
not attacked by acids.
GRADES OF FINENESS:
1. Pumice flour or superfine
2. Fine Pumice
3. Coarse pumice