COMPARISON OF THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN TWO COMMERCIAL TOOTHPASTE (CLOSE-UP AND COLGATE) AND DENTAL POWDER (DR. AGNES NWAMMA)
Published 2024-02-08
Keywords
- Active Ingredients,
- Cavity,
- Plaque,
- Remineralization,
- Teeth Whitening
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Abstract
The active ingredients in two commercial toothpaste (close-up and colgate) and dental powder (Dr. Agnes Nwamma) were analyzed and compared. Proximate analysis showed that close-up has a higher fluoride content (13.35 mg/l) than Colgate (11.98 mg/l) and Dr. Agnes Nwamma (11.30 mg/l). Moisture content (4.99%) and pH value (7.2) are higher in Colgate than Close –up and Agnes Nwamma while phosphate content (2.46 mg/l) is higher in Dr. Agnes Nwamma than the commercial toothpastes. This indicates that the active ingredient in toothpaste and Dental powder is fluoride. The label contents showed higher than the actual contents in Close-up, Colgate and Agnes Nwamma. Other minerals such as calcium, potassium, magnesium and sodium were tested for and the result showed that Close-up has no magnesium content.