Various promotional stunts cause people to choose certain kinds of toothpastes. Is not always the choice is correct. This note of what are toothpastes and how they differ from each other.

All pastes are divided into two major groups – hygienic and prophylactic. The first group is only for cleaning the teeth from plaque food, and giving oral pleasant smell. These pastes are usually recommended for those who have healthy teeth and has no reason for the occurrence of dental disease, and regular visits to the dentist.

The bulk of the toothpaste is in the second group – health care. Their purpose, in addition to cleaning the tooth surface, is the suppression of microflora causing dental caries and periodontal disease, tooth enamel remineralization, reduction of inflammation in periodontal diseases, as well as bleach the tooth enamel.

Allocate protivokarioznye paste, which include calcium-and fluoride toothpastes, and toothpastes with anti-inflammatory action (”Forest”, “Coalgate forest herbs, etc.) and whitening toothpaste.

Protivokariozny effect by the presence of fluoride toothpaste (sodium fluoride, stannous fluoride, amino, monofluorophosphate), as well as the presence of calcium (calcium glycerophosphate). All these substances are effective only in cases where the process of cleaning your teeth last longer than five minutes. Anti-inflammatory effect is usually achieved by adding a toothpaste extracts of herbs (mint, sage, chamomile, etc.). Whitening toothpaste contains sodium bicarbonate or baking soda, which has a strong abrasive action. Apply such paste on a daily basis is not recommended due to risk of damage to the enamel. Usually recommend using them 1-2 times a week.

There is a whole list of substances included in the toothpastes. They perform auxiliary functions. For example, detergents, among which the most common of sodium lauryl sulfate, which is also used in the manufacture of shampoo, cause foaming. Abrasives, the most popular are aluminum hydroxide, chalk, sodium bicarbonate, silicon dioxide, purified surface of the teeth of plaque and bacterial plaque. Stabilizers are designed to increase the acidity of pH in the oral cavity, as acidic environment promotes the development of caries. Other substances that make up the toothpaste, and improve its consumer properties – thickeners, dyes, fragrances, solvents and so forth.

Optimally, if you choose the paste on the appointment with the dentist. You can handle this task yourself, keeping in mind that cheap toothpaste from unknown manufacturers are not as good as brand. Toothpaste should be alternated. Thus, the tendency to caries and periodontitis should be applied in the morning protivokarioznuyu paste, anti-inflammatory and in the evening. It is important to observe the proper technique for brushing teeth.