Table 1 Composition of the toothpastes selected for the study
Product | Active agents | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|
Fluoride-free toothpaste Colgate oral care (NC) | No active ingredients | Colgate-Palmolive Manufacturing, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil |
Colgate total daily repair (PC) | 1450 ppm F-of as sodium fluoride, 0.30% triclosan, arginine, tetrasodium pyrophosphate | Colgate-Palmolive Manufacturing, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil |
Regenerador + sensitive (RDC) | 1450 ppm F-of sodium fluoride and tetrasodium pyrophosphate (Refix technology) | Rabbit Corp. Londrina/PR, Brazil |
Regenerate Enamel science (RES) | 1450 ppm F-of sodium fluoride and sodium monofluorophosphate, calcium silicate and sodium phosphate (NR-5 technology) | Unilever UK Limited, Leatherhead, Surrey, UK |
Sensodyne repair and protect (SRP) | 1426 ppm of sodium fluoride and calcium sodium phosphosilicate 5% (NOVAMIN technology) | GSK Consumer Healthcare, Norreys Drive, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 4BL, UK |