Colgate® Duraphat®
5000ppm Fluoride Toothpaste

PRESCRIBING INFORMATION

Duraphat® 5000ppm fluoride toothpaste.

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PRODUCT INFORMATION

Usage: Prevention of dental caries in adolescents over 16 and adults, particularly amongst patients at risk from multiple caries (coronal and/or root caries).

Product benefits: Colgate® Duraphat® 5000ppm fluoride toothpaste delivers clinically-proven greater caries reduction than regular toothpaste — 76 per cent reduction in root carious lesions.²

Mode of action: Sodium fluoride applied topically after tooth eruption reduces caries by inhibiting demineralisation and promoting remineralisation of the tooth surface. It is effective on both enamel and exposed dentine.

There is a clinically-proven dose-dependent relationship between the level of fluoride in a daily toothpaste and the degree of clinical anti-caries efficacy.¹

The longer the duration of topical fluoride application, the greater the anti-caries benefit. Results of a clinical study assessing the efficacy of Colgate® Duraphat® 5000ppm fluoride toothpaste for at home use, found that it resulted in the hardening of:

• 54.9 per cent of primary carious lesions on roots after three months²
• 76.1 per cent of primary carious lesions on roots after six months²

Active ingredients: 5000ppm sodium fluoride (1.1%).

Directions for use Colgate® Duraphat® 5000ppm fluoride toothpaste should be use instead of a regular fluoride toothpaste, brushing three times daily.

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1 Tavss EA et al: (2003) Am J Dent; 16: 369-374
2 Baysan A et al: (2001) Caries Res; 35: 41-46