The motivational benefits of a dentifrice containing baking soda and hydrogen peroxide
Fischman, S.L.; Kugel, G.; Truelove, R.B.; Nelson, B.J.; Cancro, L.P.
Journal of Clinical Dentistry 3(3): 88-92
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0895-8831 PMID: 1333217 Document Number: 392782
Twenty-two family practice dentists, in a large metropolitan area, were recruited to act as independent examiners in a study to evaluate the compliance of their patients to accept a good oral hygiene regimen with the use of a fluoride dentrifice, containing hydrogen peroxide and baking soda, dispensed from a dual dispensing package. To evaluate compliance, the dentists attended an orientation seminar and were trained to assess gingival health using the CPITN peridontal probe. Each dentist evaluated the gingival beneath status of five to seven of his own patients, initially and after one and three months of product use following hygiene instruction and product assignment. One-hundred and thirty-one patients successfully completed the study. After one month of using the hydrogen peroxide/baking soda toothpaste, the mean reduction in bleeding sites was 53%; at three months the reduction was 62%. The hydrogen peroxide/baking soda dentifrice was well accepted by dentist and patient, and a discernible improvement in oral health of the patients was achieved when the product was used in a conscientious oral hygiene program.