Influence of brushing with natural dentifrices on color change: In vitro study.

J Clin Exp Dent

Adjunct Professor, Department of Dental Clinic, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Published: August 2021

Background: To evaluate the influence of daily brushing with the use of natural toothpastes on the color change of enamel in bovine teeth.

Material And Methods: Four dentifrices were used, one conventional Colgate Total 12 - Clean Mint (G1), and three natural, Contented Toothpaste with Organic and Natural Ingredients (G2); Dental Toothpaste (G3) and Aliv-Gaia Toothpaste (G4). Eighty bovine teeth were distributed in four experimental groups with 20 teeth each (n = 20). The buccal enamel surface of the teeth was subjected to brushing, with the related dentifrices of each group, for 2.13 seconds three times a day, with an electric brush Oral B 5000 Professional Care. Before and after brushing, color measurement tests with a spectrophotometer were performed. The color variation was calculated using the formula ΔE = [(ΔL *) 2+ (Δa *) 2+ (Δb *)2] 1/2. The results obtained were tabulated and submitted to the Kruskal Wallis non-parametric test.

Results: The color change (ΔE) observed was 7.551 and p-value equal to 0.056, determining that there was no statistically significant difference between the groups. However, qualitative tests showed the clearing of all experimental groups, G3 with the greatest change, followed by G2, G1 and G4.

Conclusions: The evaluated dentifrices were not able to promote color change. Dental enamel, plant extracts, saliva, artificial, dentifrices.

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