New Fluoride Free "Chocolate Toothpaste" To Fight Tooth Cavity

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Can you imagine using chocolate everyday to keep your teeth healthy ?

There have been several attempts made by the pharmaceutical companies to incorporate chocolate or other tangy or vague flavors into toothpastes, mouthwashes or gels. This has been practiced and implemented to add taste and fun yet keeping the fluoride as a potent anticariogenic integrant.

Now with the advent of the new fluoride free "chocolate toothpaste", the research appears to galvanize and revivify. It took more than four years of research, tests, studies and the FDA approvals for "Arman Sadeghpour," a Bioinformatics scientist from the Tulane University for the serendipity of launching such a product commercially.

I am referring to the new cocoa extract based toothpaste, “Theodent." This toothpaste has been launched into the whole food markets and promises to fight dental decay by the remineralization of the tooth enamel in a better and a more effective way than the fluoridated dental products. The vital component of this fluoride-free toothpaste is purely a naturally occurring extract, "Rennou”, found in the cocoa extract. The “Rennou” works by increasing the size of the surface unit crystals of enamel thus making the teeth less prone to the demineralization. This enhances the structural robustness of the tooth enamel to fight the decay.

The use of fluoride has remained a controversial topic, and the researchers say that this toothpaste is a non-toxic, and a safe alternative to the fluoride based toothpastes. The developers of this product also confess that this product eventually would replace the fluoride based therapies in the market. The makers of this product claim that this toothpaste is non toxic even if swallowed accidentally and yet shields the oral cavity from the mephitic burning sensation. The adults and kids can feel safe to use it. This toothpaste comes in a refreshing mint flavor. Parents now have an alluring reason to motivate and verve their kids during the early morning hours.

"Theodent Classic" toothpaste and the extra strength "Theodent 300" toothpaste cost $9.99 and $99.99 respectively. I feel with more refinements in the manufacturing process, the prices are likely to drop for the consumers. Furthermore, with the passage of time and more users, the product could become eligible for the “Seal of Acceptance” from the American Dental Association.

The new research substantially concluded the formation of predominantly sturdy enamel as compared to the strengthening of the enamel after conventional fluoride therapy in vogue. According to the manufacturer's site, the product was found meticulously feasible by the investigators from the following faculties;

• Paffenberger Research Center, Gaithersburg, Maryland.
• Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Marmara University Dental School.
• Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center.

The new patented research has claimed that the fluoride free cocoa extract or chocolate toothpaste is more effective than fluoride in fighting the dental cavities and helped harden teeth enamel making consumers less susceptible to the tooth cavity. On the contrary, the bacteria do still combat the anticariogenicity of the fluoride by using "Riboswitches" {fluoride specific bacterial detectors or sensors used to defend antibacterial properties of the fluoride} found in a research conducted by - "Yale researchers" from the "Yale University." These Riboswitches" counteract the effect of fluoride and thus yield in demineralization of the tooth enamel and lead to dental cavities or decay. For further information visit Theodent.