Pharmaceutical chemistry
Chapter—3 Inorganic pharmaceutical
Unit-4 — Dental products.
Dental products are those substances which prevent the dental caries, dental
decay and give the freshness and cleanness to the mouth and teeth. In market it is
mainly available in the form of toothpaste, tooth powder, mouthwash, tooth gel,
dentifrice etc.
Dental caries— it is defined as, demineralization or destruction of inorganic and
organic matrix from the calcified tissue of the tooth by the activity of microbes. In
this process of tooth destruction of the mineral phase, consisting primarily of
hydroxyl apatite crystals by organic acids produced by bacterial growth.
Dental plaque—plaque is defined as whitish or pale yellowish soft accumulations
of bacterial colony (mainly Streptococci) and their substrate which deposits on the
teeth while not cleaned adequately.
Gingivitis—Gingivitis is a form of gum disease that happens when plaque, a
naturally occurring sticky film containing bacteria, builds up on teeth and causes
the inflammation of the surrounding gum tissue.
• In dental products many abrasive is used for abrading, granding or polishing.
Abrasive are most often found as crystals, small and small particles that are
preferred to avoid tooth wear. Hydrated silica is a common abrasive in
dentifrice, alumina and calcium carbonate may also be used.
Dental products Classification.
On the basis of their activity it is divided into five parts-
1. Antiplaque agent— Example: - Triclosan, delmiopinol, phenolic
compounds
2. Anticaries agent—Example: - Sodium fluoride, stannous fluoride.
3. Cleaning/dentifrice agent —Example: - Calcium carbonate, calcium
phosphate, sodium metaphosphate.
4. Desensitizing agent—Example: - Strontium chloride, zinc chloride.
5. Mouth washes—Example:- Chlorhexidine gluconate, potassium nitrate.