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The amount of dentifrice used by opening diameter size and current status of commercial dentifrices for children in Korea
Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
Abbr :
J Korean Soc Dent Hyg
2010, 10(3), pp.541-553
Publisher : Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
Research Area : Dentistry
2010, 10(3), pp.541-553
Publisher : Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
Research Area : Dentistry
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Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the use of dentifrice for children, the state of dentifrice for children on the market and the relationship between the bore of dentifrice and the amount of dentifrice used in an effort to provide parents, main consumers of dentifrice for children, with the right information on dentifrice. Methods : Data on the use of children's dentifrice were gathered by investigating parents in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province in July and August, 2009. The selected parents had children aged one to five in Western age. Result :1. As to the purchase of dentifrice for children, the largest group (75.9%) were aware of the name of the toothbrush used by their children, and the greatest group (97.3%) bought the toothbrush on behalf of them. Advertising was the most dominant source of information on the choice of dentifrice (51.8%), and non-professionals were the most common providers of information on that (55.9%). 2. The amount of dentifrice used at a time was a mean of 0.467±0.270 ｇ. There was a wide disparity in that aspect from a low of 0.100 to 1.900 ｇ. As to the influence of the size of the bore of dentifrice, the greatest amount of dentifrice was used (0.670±0.306 ｇ) when the bore of dentifrice was 9 mm in size, and the bore size 9 mm was significantly different from the size 3 mm and 6 mm in that aspect (p<0.001). 3. There was one kind of imported dentifrice for children on the market. Concerning the fluoride ingredient of dentifrice, the biggest number of dentifrice contained MFP only. As to the size of the bore of dentifrice, there was a difference of 3 to 9 mm. Most of dentifrice for children included the pictures of particular characters. Conclusions : The above-mentioned findings illustrated that there is a serious concern for the intake of fluoride among infants and preschoolers, it's needed to pay careful attention to the use of dentifrice. Dentifrice for children should be manufactured in consideration of the relationship between the size of the bore and the amount of dentifrice used.
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