Question

What are the important ingredients of a toothpaste, and what is the function of each?

Answer 1

Toothpaste is used to promote oral hygiene: it serves as an abrasive that aids in removing dental plaque and food from the teeth, assists in suppressing halitosis, and delivers active ingredients (most commonly fluoride) to help prevent tooth decay (dental caries) and gum disease (gingivitis).

Answer 2

The important ingredients of toothpaste are:

• Silica gel or Baking soda

• Fluoride

• Sodium laurel sulfate

• calcium phosphate and etc.

It is slightly different from one paste to another paste.

Functions of ingredients:

* Baking soda acts as a dentifrice.

* Fluoride helps to mineralize the enamel.

* calcium phosphate is the mineral it acts as an anti-bacterial agent.

* Sodium laurel sulfate acts as the foaming agent.

* Glycerol is the main ingredient it gives good texture and smoothness to the glides of teeth.

Toothpaste cleans our teeth and remove bad particles from teeth.