Design The study was a double-blind randomised controlled trail of a general population (members of which were not at risk for periodontal disease). Intervention Subjects in the test group were given ...

Large numbers of bacteria were cultivable on media without triclosan from supragingival dental plaque samples taken from subjects using 0.3% triclosan, 2% copolymer, 0.243% sodium fluoride dentifrice ...

A crossover trial was performed in 20 subjects using a fluoride dentifrice containing 0.3% triclosan in the copolymer formulation, and a traditional fluoride dentifrice as negative control. For 7 days ...

The chemicals in your toothpaste can accumulate on your toothbrush — and even after you change to a different brand, the original chemicals can stick around, a new study found. Researchers examined ...

Triclosan, an antimicrobial agent found in toys, toothpaste, cosmetics and more than 2,000 other consumer products, has been found to wreak havoc on the guts of mice whose blood concentrations of the ...

Does your toothpaste contain the potentially harmful ingredient triclosan that the FDA recently banned from antibacterial hand soap? (Photo: Trunk Archive) Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug ...

The oral health benefits of green tea are getting increasing attention in scientific literature, and now the authors of a new study suggest that it should be added to dentifrices as an active ...

A federal ban of triclosan will follow the Minnesota state ban in 2017. (Photo: Getty Images) It turns out triclosan is not just unhealthy for our bodies, but it’s also poisonous to the environment, ...

Myth: Antibacterial soaps are more effective germ killers than regular soap. Fact: There's insufficient evidence that antibacterial soaps are any better than plain soap and water. But what's ...

Background: Triclosan is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent used in toothpaste to reduce dental plaque, gingivitis and oral malodor. This community-level assessment evaluated the susceptibility of ...