title: Effects of a Baking Soda Gum on extrinsic dental stain: results of a longitudinal 4-week assessment.
abstract: An evaluation of the effects of ARM & HAMMER DENTAL CARE The Baking Soda Gum (AHDC) on extrinsic dental stain was made in 48 subjects presenting with measurable extrinsic stain. The subjects were randomized to use either the baking soda gum or a non-baking soda placebo gum for 20 minutes twice daily after lunch and dinner while brushing once daily. The procedure of limited brushing was chosen to simulate the level of hygiene normally practiced by participants entering a clinical study. After 4 weeks, the reduction in measurable extrinsic stain in the baking soda gum group was statistically significant (P = .0044) relative to baseline. Statistical analysis of the placebo gum group revealed no significant change in extrinsic stain from baseline. The magnitude of the unadjusted longitudinal reduction in extrinsic stain in the baking soda gum group was 29.7% at 4 weeks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Trials, Forsyth Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soparkar
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D002638:Chewing Gum; D006801:Humans; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002638:Chewing Gum; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate