Oral Hygiene Products and Pharmacotherapeutic Agents

Preparati za higijenu usne šupljine s učinkovitim farmakoterapijskim dodacima idealan su način čuvanja oralnog zdravlja, te smanjenja karijesa i poboljšanja zdravlja usne šupljine u mnogim dijelovima svijeta. Glavni dodatak koji učinkovito smanjuje učestalost karijesa jesu fluoridi (monofluoridni fosfat, kositar fluorid, aminofluoridi, natrij fluorid). Danas ih mnogi istraživači smatraju odgovornim za smanjenje karijesa u mnogim razvijenim zemljama. Ostali aktivni dodatci su oni za smanjenje zubnog kamenca (pirofosfati), za preosjetljiv dentin (stroncij klorid, kalij nitrat), za uklanjanje neugodnog zadaha iz ustiju (antimikrobni lijekovi) i dr. Važno je osigurati da ovi dodatci ne interferiraju s antikarijesnim učinkom fluorida.Oral hygiene products with effective pharmacotherapeutic agents are an ideal mode for maintenance o f oral health, decline in caries and general improvement in oral health in many areas of the world. The main agents are fluoride effective in reducing caries in humans (monofluorophosphate, stannous fluoride, amine fluoride, sodium fluoride). Today many researchers consider them , to be the major reason for the decline in dental caries in most developed contries. Other active agents are calculus control agents (pyrophosphate), ingredients for reducing dental hypersensitivity (strontium chloride, potassium nitrate) and halitosis (antimicrobials). It is important to ensure that these agents do not interfere with the anti-caries activity o f fluoride