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Cranberry toothpaste in a tablet form?

Nov. 15, 2013
Looking for a new option for reducing the spread of cold and flu germs when brushing your teeth? Toothpaste in the form of a tablet contains a natural cranberry extract that has been clinically proven to inhibit the growth of many oral bacteria. Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, MS, talks about the advantages of this choice for toothpaste.
There is now a new option for reducing the spread of cold and flu germs when brushing teeth. Toothpaste in single tablet form is more sanitary than a toothpaste tube and can significantly reduce the spread of germs during cold and flu season.(1) The single unit dose tablet is simply placed in the mouth, chewed, followed by a brushing action that turns it into foam in the mouth.(2)
Many bacteria and virus can be transmitted by swiping the end of a toothpaste tube with a toothbrush. In families with children that either share toothpaste tubes or cannot keep track of which tube is theirs, microbes can easily transfer from person to person with just simply brushing one’s teeth.
The toothpaste tablets contain a natural cranberry extract that has been clinically proven to inhibit the growth of many oral bacteria. Because the tablet is a single unit dose, one can be assured of using the correct amount with each brushing. The toothpaste tablets come in bottles that are similar to those containing nutritional supplements and not in tubes. When empty, they are recycled as compared to the approximately 560 million tubes of used paste that are dumped in landfills each year in the United States alone.

At 25% of the weight and volume of an equivalent amount of toothpaste, the convenience factor is enormous.Toothpaste was invented in the 19th century and since then there have been many advances in controlling the spread of micobes. Today, approximately 140 years later, the consumer now has a more sanitary alternative for oral health care.

Studies
Study on the influence of using a toothpaste with cranberry extract on dental plaque and on the count of Mutans Streptococci. Dr. Cecil Badet, University of Bordeaux.(3)

Study of Cranberry Fractions Use on Oral Bacteria. Victor Segalen, University of Bordeaux.(4)

Influence of the use of chewing gums containing cranberry extract on mouth bacterial flora, University of Bordeaux.(5)

Maria Perno Goldie, RDH, MS

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