Table 1.
Principle composition of prophylactic agents used in this study.
| Prophylactic agent | Main ingredients | Percentage |
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| Biorepair tooth and mouth rinsing solution (Dr. Wolff, Bielefeld, Germany) | Water | >50 |
| Sorbitol | <25 | |
| Alcohol denat. | 4 | |
| Glycerin | <5 | |
| Xylitol | <5 | |
| Cellulose gum | <5 | |
| Zinc hydroxyapatite | <1 | |
| Zinc PCA, aroma, sodium lauryl sulfate, silica, Ricinus communis seed oil, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP-copolymer, sodium saccharin, sodium benzoate | <1 | |
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| GC Tooth Mousse (GC EUROPE N.V., Leuven, Belgium) | Water | >50 |
| Glycerol | 10–25 | |
| CPP-ACP | 10 | |
| CMC-Na | <5 | |
| Silicon dioxide | <5 | |
| Titanium dioxide | <5 | |
| Zinc oxide | <5 | |
| Propylene glycol, D-sorbitol, xylitol, phosphoric acid, flavoring, sodium saccharin, ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate, magnesium oxide, guar gum, propyl p-hydroxybenzoate, butyl p-hydroxybenzoate | ||
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| elmex Kariesschutz (GABA, Lörrach, Germany) | Water | >50 |
| 150 ppm sodium fluoride | 150 ppm | |
| 100 ppm olaflur (amino fluoride) | 100 ppm | |
| PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, aroma, propylene glycol, glycerin, sodium benzoate, levulinic acid, sodium levulinate, saccharin, sodium anisate | ||