Muhammad Khalil Khan, Abdul Mudassar, Abdul Kareem, Kamran Masood Mirza, Ayyaz Ali Khan, Tasleem Hosein, Shazia Akbar Ansari.
Does the Use of Tooth Powder Affect the Oral Health Status of an Individual?.
J Pak Dent Assoc Jan ;21(3):153-6.

OBJECTIVE Role of oral hygiene products and devices are very important in our daily life for disease free oral cavity. Many chemotherapeutic dentifrices in the form of powder and pastes are available in the market with the claim of anti-plaque, anti-gingivitis and anti-staining etc. properties. o compare the long-term efficacy of tooth powder with that of the toothpaste. METHODOLOGY Total 160 subjects (80 toothpaste users and 80 tooth-powder users) were enrolled in this study and Community Periodontal IndexTreatment Needs (CPITN) was used to access the periodontal health. RESULTS In this cross-sectional study there is no significant CPITN score difference among the toothpaste and tooth powder users. Only CPITN score 2 is high in both groups 37.1%in toothpaste users and 38.8%in tooth powder users. CONCLUSION The results of this study support the use of tooth powder for daily maintenance of oral health.

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