Dentifrices

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Dental Care Dentifrices Quiz

Test your knowledge of dentifrices and their active ingredients with our comprehensive quiz! This quiz covers various types of toothpaste, their components, and their effectiveness in dental care.

Key topics include:

  • Fluoride compounds
  • Anti-caries agents
  • Desensitizing agents
  • Anti-plaque and anti-gingivitis agents
18 Questions4 MinutesCreated by BrushingByte217
Fluoride compound that is readily available:
Sodium Fluoride
Sodium Monoflurophosphate fluroide (MFP)
Fluoride compound that is NOT readily available
NAF
MFP
This brand makes toothpaste that is considered total, contains triclosan, and has a 14 hour working time
Colgate
Crest
ACT
Triclosan only works against gram-positive bacteria.
True
False
Total toothpaste is effective on subgingival deposits
True
False
Active ingredients in total toothpaste
0.3% triclosan
0.6% triclosan
2% copolymer
5% copolymer
0.314% NaF/silica base
0.243% NaF/silica base
Pyrophospahtes are a naturally occurring inhibitor of calcification
True
False
Pyrophosphates act within:
Enamel
Plaque
Saliva
Cementum
Pyrophosphates inhibits crystal growth in plaque, making it softer and easier to remove.
True
False
These are anti-caries agents in toothpaste:
NaF
MFP
ACP
CCP-ACP
SnF2
These are desensitizing agents in toothpaste:
MFP
LMNOP
ACP
Potassium Nitrate
Anti-calculus agents interfere with the precipitation and crystal growth of calcium and phosphate that make up calculus.
True
False
These are anti-plaque and anti-gingivitis agents in toothpaste:
CPP-ACP
AP-CALC
Triclosan
SnF2
ACP is a demineralizing agent
True
False
Crest toothpaste:
0.22%NaF, 1100 ppm
0.76MFP, 1000 ppm
0.454%SnF, 1100 ppm
Colgate toothpaste:
0.22%NaF, 1100ppm
0.76MFP, 1000ppm
0.454%Snf, 1100ppm
Crest ProHealth, Proctor and Gamble:
0.22%NaF, 1100ppm
0.76MFP, 1000ppm
0.454%Snf, 1100ppm
Acid hydrolysis takes place with MFP.
True
False
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