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Major mechanisms of action of various desensitizing toothpastes
| Mechanism of action | Contents |
|---|---|
| Nerve desensitization | Potassium nitrate |
| Protein precipitation | Glutaraldehyde |
| Silver nitrate | |
| Zinc chloride | |
| Strontium chloride hexahydrate | |
| Tubule occlusion | Sodium fluoride |
| Strontium fluoride | |
| Strontium chloride | |
| Potassium oxalate | |
| Calcium phosphate | |
| Calcium carbonate | |
| Bioactive glass |
