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Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki (AUTH)

Η ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΒΟΥΡΤΣΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ ΤΩΝ ΔΟΝΤΙΩΝ. ΜΙΑ ΣΗΜΑΝΤΙΚΗ ΠΑΡΑΜΕΤΡΟΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ ΤΩΝ ΦΘΟΡΙΟΥΧΩΝ ΟΔΟΝΤΟΦΥΡΑΜΑΤΩΝ

Abstract

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THE AIM OF THIS WORK WAS TO STUDY THE TIME WHICH F REMAINS IN SALIVA AFTER TOOTHBRUSHING WITH A F-CONTAINING TOOTHPASTE. THEREFORE, A STUDY WAS PERFORMED TO INVESTIGATE THE RELATION BETWEEN TOOTHBRUSHING DURATION AND F CONCENTRATION IN SALIVA, IN DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME AFTER TOOTHBRUSHING. TWENTY MALE AND FEMALESTUDENTS TOOK PART IN THE STUDY. THEY BRUSHED THEIR TEETH WITH NON-FLUORIDE TOOTHPASTE PRIMARILY SO THAT ANY F REMAINING WAS DEPLETED AND THEN THEY BRUSHED WITH F-CONTAINING TOOTHPASTE FOR 2, 4 AND 6 MIN PER DAY. SALIVA WAS COLLECTED INTWO STAGES: DURING THE FIRST STAGE SALIVA WAS COLLECTED AT 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8 AND24 HOURS AND IN THE SECOND STAGE AT 1/2, 1, 3, 6, 9 AND 24 HOURS AFTER TOOTHBRUSHING. THE MAIN FINDINGS OF OUR STUDY ARE: A) THE TIME WHICH F REMAINS IN SALIVA AFTER A TOOTHBRUSHING WITH F CONTAINING TOOTHPASTE IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO TOOTHBRUSHING DURATION. B) THE MORE LASTING TOOTHBRUSHING THE MORE INCREASEDF CONCENTRATION REMAINS FOR LONGER IN SALIVA. C) SHORT-STANDING, SUPERFICIAL, TOOTHBRUSHING IS COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE FOR TEETH PROTECTION. D) FOR AN EFFECTIVE TOOTHBRUSHING, ITS DURATION MUST BE MORE THAN 4 MINUTES. E) FOR A SATISFYINGPROTECTIVE ACTION OF F ON TEETH, THE FREQUENCY OF TOOTHBRUSHING MUST BE MORE THAN 1, 2 OR 3 TIMES PER DAY. FINALLY, THE INVESTIGATION, WHETHER THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TOOTHBRUSHING DURATION AND TIME WHICH F REMAINS IN SALIVA AFTER A TOOTHBRUSHING WITH F-CONTAINING TOOTHPASTE IS LYING WITH THE F CONCENTRATION OF THE TOOTHPASTE USED, MERITS FURTHER RESEARCH.

Degree

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Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki (AUTH)
Year dc:date
1990

Author and committee

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Authors dc:creator
  • Δάγκαλης, Παναγιώτης
  • Dagalis, Panagiotis

Subjects

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Rights

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gre

Identifiers

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Identifier
10.12681/eadd/1381
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:10442/1381

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2026-07-24
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citation

Δάγκαλης, Παναγιώτης; Dagalis, Panagiotis. Η ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΒΟΥΡΤΣΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ ΤΩΝ ΔΟΝΤΙΩΝ. ΜΙΑ ΣΗΜΑΝΤΙΚΗ ΠΑΡΑΜΕΤΡΟΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΑΠΟΤΕΛΕΣΜΑΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ ΤΩΝ ΦΘΟΡΙΟΥΧΩΝ ΟΔΟΝΤΟΦΥΡΑΜΑΤΩΝ. Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki (AUTH), 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/1381