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The Natural Truth about Baking Soda Toothpaste
Objectives of this CE course are to:
- Understand baking soda's dual mechanism of action for plaque removal.
- Determine surface areas of the mouth where baking soda toothpastes have been shown to remove more plaque vs non-baking soda toothpastes.
- Identify baking soda's clinically proven benefits on plaque acid neutralization.
- Explain why use of baking soda toothpastes can provide effective and natural stain removal and teeth whitening.
- Define Relative Dentin Abrasivity (RDA) and discuss why baking soda toothpastes tend to have lower RDA values vs non-baking soda toothpastes.
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CE Credits: .5 | Cost: FREE
Achieving pH Neutralization
Dental professionals will be prepared to advise patients about the role pH neutralization plays in maintaining oral health.:
- Describe the unique and diverse microbiome of the oral cavity, and the significance of pH on homeostasis in the oral environment.
- Explain how the consumption of fermentable sugars affects oral pH and disrupts the oral microbiome.
- Detail how mechanical plaque removal can help maintain an alkaline environment, and how depositing remineralizing ions (fluoride, calcium and phosphate) through mechanical means increases remineralization.
- Discuss the effects of salivary flow rates and salivary volume on oral biofilms, pH levels, acid neutralization, and remineralization.
- Describe how sodium bicarbonate toothpaste with low abrasiveness and remineralizing ions helps to buffer acids, reduce cariogenic pathogens, and facilitate enamel remineralization.
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CE Credits: 2 | Cost: $22
Dentifrice Ingredients - Guide to Patient-Specific Recommendations
A Clinician's Guide to Dentifrices
- Describe the importance of using dentifrices to maintain oral health
- Be able to list and describe ingredients in dentifrices
- List the different broad categories of dentifrices
- Understand the misconceptions about dentifrice abrasives
- Compare the differences in abrasives in dentifrices
- List the therapeutic agents in dentifrices
- Understand the basis for dentifrice recommendations to patients
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CE Credits: 2 | Cost: Free with Code: LNL24
Literature
ARM & Hammer™ Toothpaste Brochure
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Toothpast RDA Values
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Baking Soda Dentifrices and Oral Health
Features 6 articles that explored the research on the oral health benefits of baking soda toothpastes
- Baking soda dentifrices and oral health
- Effect of baking soda in dentifrices on plaque removal
- Evidence for biofilm acid neutralization by baking soda
- Baking soda dentifrice and periodontal health
- Stain removal and whitening by baking soda dentifrice
- Baking soda as an abrasive in toothpastes
Why Baking Soda Toothpastes Have a Low RDA and High Plaque Removal
Blog Article
- Toothpastes have to be abrasive enough to remove plaque, but still gentle enough that they don�t harm enamel or exposed dentin.
- Baking soda is a gentle toothpaste abrasive, while still being excellent at removing plaque.
- Patients can use a baking soda toothpaste to naturally and gently whiten their teeth.