Make the Recommendation: Toothpaste as a Treatment
Seminar duration: 1-2 Hours
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the principle of therapeutic outcomes of the available formulations of toothpaste.
- Describe the reduction of caries incidence by assimilation of the fluoride ion into the apatite crystal of enamel as a result of sodium fluoride, stannous fluoride, and sodium monofluorophosphate.
- Discuss the reduction of biofilm and gingivitis with active ingredients in toothpaste. .
- Describe proper management of dentin hypersensitivity with the ingredients in toothpaste.
- Determine the most appropriate dentifrice recommendation based upon specific patient need.
