Chemicals and Drugs

Dentifrices

Any preparations used for cleansing teeth; they usually contain an abrasive, detergent, binder and flavoring agent and may exist in the form of liquid, paste or powder; may also contain medicaments and caries preventives.

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Any preparations used for cleansing teeth; they usually contain an abrasive, detergent, binder and flavoring agent and may exist in the form of liquid, paste or powder; may also contain medicaments and caries preventives.

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3 entry terms
  • Dentifrice
  • Dental Polishes
  • Polishes, Dental

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19 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, legislation & jurisprudence, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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  1. D25.376w
  2. D27.720.269w.380w
  3. J01.637.051.376w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dentifrices. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003802. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003802
  2. Dentifrices. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentifrice
  3. Dentifrices. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5259487