Charcoal-based dentifrices

The use of charcoal for oral hygiene has a long history, dating back to ancient Greece. In addition, many parts of the world still use charcoal for cleaning the teeth today. Powdered charcoal, soot, or coal ash is applied with fingers, chewing sticks, or cloth and used as a dentifrice alone or in combination with various flavoring agents, botanicals, or inorganic compounds. Because sales of charcoal dentifrices and powders are increasing at online sites (Fig), a review of the literature was done to evaluate the efficacy and safety of charcoal and charcoal-based dentifrices.

Source: Dental Abstracts - May 1, 2018 Category: Dentistry Tags: Inquiry Source Type: research