Table 1 Composition of materials evaluated

Colgate 6+

Sorbitol, aqua, hydrated silica, PEG-12, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, cellulose gum, sodium saccharin, sodium fluoride (1450 ppm F⁻), aroma,hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, menthol, glycerin, cinnamal, eugenol, limonene, CI 77,891, CI 42,090

Colgate Palmolive Company, Belgium

Nenedent Kids (4–9 aged)

Aqua, hydrated silica, glycerin, xylitol, propylene glycol, xanthan gum, titanium dioxide, aroma, Sodium Lauryl Sarcosinate, disodium EDTA, sodiummonofluorophophate (500 ppm F⁻), sodium chloride

Dentinox, Berlin, Germany

Perlodent Junior 6+

Aqua, sorbitol, hydrated silica, propylene glycol, tetrapotassium pyrophosphate, xanthan gum, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, aroma, titanium dioxide, sodium fluoride (1450 ppm F⁻), sodium saccharin, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexyl glycerin

Rossmann, Germany

Sensodyne Pronamel 6+

Aqua, sorbitol, hydrated silica, glycerin, PEG-6, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, xanthan gum, aroma, sodium fluoride(1450 ppm F⁻),, sodium saccharin, sucralose, titanium dioxide, sodium hydroxide, limonene

Glaxo Smith Kline, ABD

Splat Juicy

Aqua*, dicalcium phosphate dihydrate*,hydrogenated starch hydrolsate*, glycerin*, hydroxyapatite, cellulose gum*, aroma, xanthan gum*, potassium thiocyanate, lactoferrin*, lactoperoxidase*, glucose oxidase*, glucose pentaacetate, aloe barbadensis leaf extract*, sodium mthylparaben, hydrolyzed casein*, glycyrrhiza glabra root extract* (*natural origins)

SIA Splat Trading, Okulovka, Russia

Complete DMEM (CDMEM)

10% FBS (Fetal bovine serum), DMEM (Dulbecco’s Modified Eagles Medium) supplemented with 1% penicillin/streptomycin

Gibco, Grand Island, USA