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Iontophoresis. A method of increasing the effects of fluoride dentifrices. A study of rats
Author(s) -
Roberts Michael W.,
Henriques Basil L.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1974.tb02792.x
Subject(s) - dentifrice , sodium fluoride , pyrophosphate , dentistry , iontophoresis , sodium hexametaphosphate , fluoride , chemistry , medicine , calcium , sodium , inorganic chemistry , biochemistry , enzyme , organic chemistry , radiology
A bstract — ‐A method of increasing the effectiveness of fluoride dentifrices in the prevention of dental caries was investigated. A 0.5‐1.0 milliampere electrical current at 1.5 volt electrical potential was applied to the dentifrice as it was placed in contact with the teeth of the test animals. A 0.4 per cent stannous fluoride‐calcium pyrophosphate dentifrice and a 0.76 per cent sodium monofluorophosphate‐insoluble sodium metaphosphate dentifrice were used in the study. Iontophoresis increased the effectiveness of both dentifrices but the 0.76 per cent sodium monofluorophosphate dentifrice was enhanced significantly greater under the conditions of this investigation.