Reddit reviews CariFree CTx4 Gel 1100 (Mint): Anti-Cavity Toothpaste | Cavity Prevention | Freshens Breath and Moistens Mouth | Dentist Recommended for Oral Care
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It depends on budget and so on - I would just look out for ingredients. Fluoride, nano-hydroxyapatite and xylitol are good. The next one we're trying is this CariFree brand.
But for a long time I've used Arm and Hammer's line of toothpastes. They tend to have low acidity/neutralize acids and aren't abrasive. I like the clean feel and gentle stain removing properties of the baking soda. It's not as sweet as other toothpastes though so the taste may be an adjustment.
Hope one of these works for you!! :)
You may want to change your toothpaste. While it has a RDA (Relative Dentin Abrasivity) of 83-100 and is less gritty than most whitening toothpastes it is still above the recommended RDA of 70 or lower. Whitening toothpastes are mostly junk IMO.
This is the best toothpaste available over the counter, again IMO.
CariFree CTx4 is the brand of toothpaste containing nano-hydroxyapatite that I use. NHA is arguably superior to NovaMin as used in European sensodyne, but I think there's enough research to show that both are superior to plain fluoride.
Carifree actually has a whole suite of products like mouthwash, xylitol gums, mouth-wetting sprays for dry-mouth, etc, that they've developed into an anti-cavity program that some dentists 'prescribe' their high-risk patients.
Here's some of the studies:
>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3636833/
>The use of biomimetic nanohydroxyapatite as a remineralizing agent holds promise as a new synthetic enamel biocompatible material to repair early carious lesions.
>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4252862/
>The nano-hydroxyapatite is a revolutionary material with a wide use in dentistry. With regard to restorative and preventive fields, nano-hydroxyapatite has remarkable remineralizing effects on initial lesions of enamel, certainly higher than traditional fluorides used until now for this purpose. Nano-hydroxyapatite is, in fact, a better source of free Ca, and this is a key element as regards the remineralization, the protection against caries and dental erosion.
>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23633804
>Thirty sound human premolars were divided into nanohydroxyapatite group (n = 15) and the sodium fluoride group (n = 15)...The results showed that the nanohydroxyapatite group produced a surface morphology close to the biologic enamel, the increase in mineral content (Ca/P ratio) was more significant in the nanohydroxyapatite group (P < 0.05) and the SMH recovery was closer to the baseline level in the nanohydroxyapatite group (P < 0.05).
>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24960376
>Forty-eight human enamel blocks were assigned to four groups (N=12): (1) control (without agent); (2) fluoride varnish (Duraphat); (3) nano-HAP paste (Desensibilize Nano P); and (4) casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) paste (MI Paste Plus)...After the cariogenic challenge, the nano-HAP group showed significantly higher KHN and %SMHR values than varnish. The CPP-ACP group showed no increase in KHN. The nano-HAP group showed, via AFM, a protective layer formation with globular deposits on the surface....SMHR and AFM morphology revealed that nano-hydroxyapatite paste showed a protective effect against in vitro enamel caries development.
>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22403978
>nHAP dentifrice caused remineralization comparable to a fluoride dentifrice, and inhibited caries development, thus suggesting that an nHAP dentifrice can be an effective alternative to fluoride toothpaste.
>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27891458
>It was concluded that all the three desensiting agents were effective in the dentine tubule occlusion. In addition efficacy of nano-hydroxyapatite toothpaste was greater compared to the other desensiting agents.
Novamin seems somewhat similar, it's a "bioglass" that is supposed to fill gaps in enamel and reduce tooth sensitivity, though it may also promote remineralization. Like I said, it's in sensodyne (interesting, it is not in US sensodyne, only in other countries like Canada and the UK).
>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27813093
>The scoring and the percentage of occluded dentinal tubules by Novamin containing toothpaste was significantly better compared to arginine or the control toothpaste.