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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2023, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (9): 1101-1107.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-2806.2023.09.015

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Study on the standardization of evaluation for the efficacy of toothpaste in extrinsic stain removal

Wang Jicai1,Jian Ruidong1,Xie Yu1,Chen Xiaobin2,Zhou Yi2,Tan Jianhua1,*()   

  1. 1. Guangzhou Quality Supervision and Testing Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong 511447, China
    2. Hawley & Hazel Chemical Co. (Zhongshan) Ltd., Zhongshan, Guangdong 524800, China
  • Received:2022-09-19 Revised:2023-08-30 Online:2023-09-22 Published:2023-09-26
  • Contact: * E-mail: tanjianhua0734@aliyun.com.

Abstract:

A standardized in vitro method was established to evaluate the efficacy of toothpaste in extrinsic stain removal. Using bovine incisors as substrates and L*a*b* color space as tooth color evaluating system, the removal effects of toothpaste samples on extrinsic stains were determined through the process of dyeing-brushing-testing. The critical parameters of the method were systematically optimized. A standardized method was established in which an L8-Ⅱ brushing machine was equipped with flat medium-bristle toothbrush and the dyed bovine incisors with L* in the range of [40, 50] were chosen to be brushed for 600 times at 100 r/min. The results showed that the established method could effectively distinguish the difference between samples. The relative standard deviation (RSD) between experimental batches was less than 10% and the results were reproducible. This method was low-cost, short-period and easily operated. It might provide reliable and scientific test results for the efficacy of whitening and stain-removed toothpastes.

Key words: toothpaste, extrinsic stain, removal, efficacy evaluation

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658