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(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2017) Córdova López, Ofelia; Arellano Sacramento, Cesar
The objective was to determine the fluoride concentration in ppm in children's toothpaste marketed in Lima, Peru, in 2017. The research was observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional. A non-random sample of 8 brands of pediatric toothpaste was collected from pharmacies and drugstores in Lima, with a total of 48 samples (6 from each brand) since 8 brands were available in the market. The Student's t-test and Wilcoxon test for a single sample were used for analysis. Results: The difference between the labeled fluoride concentration and what was found based on the median was: Colgate Smile® 6 years: 119.8 ppm, Oral B Pro Salud Stages®: 57.05 ppm. The difference between labeled fluoride concentration and what was found based on the average was: Colgate Smile 2-5 years®: -31.2 ppm, Farmadent Kids®: -36.27 ppm, Dentito®: -520.1 ppm, Aqua Fresh Little Teeth® (2-5 years): 41.68 ppm, Vitis Junior®: 141.85 ppm, Aqua Fresh Big Teeth® (6 years and older): 112.82 ppm; of those, only Aqua Fresh Little Teeth® (2-5 years) was not significant. Regarding the pH of the toothpastes, the values were: Colgate Smile® 6 years: 5.92, Colgate Smile® 2-5 years: 5.5, Oral B Pro Salud Stages®: 5.5, Farmadent Kids®: 6, Dentito®: 6, Aqua Fresh Little Teeth® (2-5 years): 5.5, Vitis Junior®: 5.5, Aqua Fresh Big Teeth® (6 years and older): 6. Conclusion: Three toothpastes had fluoride concentrations lower than labeled, and five toothpastes had higher concentrations than labeled (with one of them being not significant).