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