title: [Determination of fluoride in toothpastes marketed in Morocco using a fluoride-selective electrode].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dental caries represents a problem of public health in Morocco and the reduction of this pathology is a priority of the Ministry of Health. The use of fluoride toothpastes is, at present, recognized as being an effective means for the prevention of dental caries.
  
  
  METHODS
  [corrected] The aim of our study was to verify the correspondence of the information marked on packagings with the international standards, but also to determine using potentiometry the quantity of fluorine presents in toothpastes marketed in Morocco from three origins: pharmacies, hypermarkets and ambulant sellers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study concerned 56 toothpastes, 73.2% of toothpastes respect the standards of the concerning WHO dates of manufacturing and lapsing. The type of fluoride was specified only on 67.8% of packagings and the used concentration of fluoride was indicated only in 62.5% of the tested samples. For 56 studied toothpastes, the results revealed that if we take into account standards recommended by the WHO and the European Union, only 57.1% of toothpastes could have an effect dental caries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study show that there is a real need of quality control of fluoride toothpastes sold in Morocco especially those of the itinerant market.
authors.affiliation: Labo. Pharmacotoxicologie, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Rabat, Maroc, Rabat.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eljaoudi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ait El Cadi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mamouch
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bousliman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ousaid
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cherrah
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouklouze
mesh_terms: D004348:Drug Labeling; D005062:European Union; D005459:Fluorides / Q000032:analysis*; D017736:Ion-Selective Electrodes; D040541:Marketing; D009018:Morocco; D011199:Potentiometry; D014100:Toothpastes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000592:standards*; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D014100:Toothpastes; D005459:Fluorides