Measurement of the abrasion of radioactive teeth by dentifrices

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess the dentifrice abrasivity of both commercially available products and test products. The assessment of abrasivity was carried out by the measurement of 32P released from tooth by using radioactive dentifrice abrasion (RDA) method. In dentine, RDA values, which show the polishing ability for dentine, were 65-100 with dentifrices with normal cleaning power and 106-182 with those with high cleaning power, respectively. On the other hand, REA values which show the polishing ability for enamel were 12-405 with both market products and test products. The difference of the REA values according to the dentifrices appears to be largely influenced by the difference of polishing agents of each dentifrice. It is concluded that RDA method is usefull for assessing of dentifrice abrasivity. However, particular attention should be given to the abrasion of dentine.