title: Clinical comparison of the anticalculus effect of two mouthrinses.
abstract: A three-month, double-blind clinical study was conducted to compare the effects of supragingival calculus deposits of a mouthrinse containing soluble pyrophosphate and a copolymer of methoxyethylene and maleic acid, as compared to a mouthrinse containing only soluble pyrophosphate and a placebo mouthrinse. Male and female adult subjects were stratified into three balanced groups according to baseline calculus scores obtained from a pre-test period. They received an oral prophylaxis and were assigned to the use of one of the three test mouthrinses. All subjects used a commercially available dentifrice containing 0.76% sodium monofluorophosphate in a silica base. The results from the three-month calculus examination indicated that the soluble pyrophosphate/copolymer mouthrinse reduced supragingival deposits by 31.70% (P less than 0.03), as compared to the placebo mouthrinse. The mouthrinse containing only soluble pyrophosphate did not provide a statistically significant reduction in calculus deposits, as compared to the placebo mouthrinse.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rustogi
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrone
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Petrone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003728:Dental Calculus / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011756:Diphosphates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009067:Mouthwashes / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D011756:Diphosphates; D009067:Mouthwashes