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Relationship between Toothpaste Dilution Ratio and Droplets Generated during Tooth-Brushing

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  • Ryouichi Satou

    (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo 101-0061, Japan)

  • Atsushi Yamagishi

    (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo 101-0061, Japan
    Personal Health Care Products Research, Kao Corporation, Tokyo 131-0044, Japan)

  • Atsushi Takayanagi

    (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo 101-0061, Japan
    Personal Health Care Products Research, Kao Corporation, Tokyo 131-0044, Japan)

  • Takuro Higuchi

    (Sensory Sciense Research, Kao Corporation, Tokyo 131-0044, Japan)

  • Tsutomu Oyama

    (Personal Health Care Products Research, Kao Corporation, Tokyo 131-0044, Japan)

  • Seitaro Suzuki

    (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo 101-0061, Japan)

  • Naoki Sugihara

    (Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Tokyo Dental College, Tokyo 101-0061, Japan)

Abstract

Guidelines for using toothpaste during tooth-brushing in public places during the coronavirus epidemic are lacking. In addition, the advantages and disadvantages of using toothpaste in terms of droplet generation during brushing, the number of droplets generated, and their scatter range are unknown; therefore, we investigated the relationships between diluted toothpaste viscosity, the number of droplets generated, and the droplets’ flight distance. We developed a system to quantitate droplet generation during tooth-brushing. Brushing with water generated 5965 ± 266 droplets; 10.0× diluted toothpaste generated 538 ± 56, 4.00× diluted toothpaste generated 349 ± 15, and 2.00× diluted toothpaste generated 69 ± 27 droplets. Undiluted toothpaste generated no droplets. Droplet number tended to increase with increased toothpaste dilution ratio and decreased viscosity ( r = −0.993). The maximum flight distances were 429 ± 11, 445 ± 65, 316 ± 38, and 231 ± 21 mm for water, 10.0×, 4.00×, and 2.00× diluted toothpaste, respectively. The maximum flight distance and toothpaste viscosity correlated negatively ( r = −0.999). Thus, the less diluted the toothpaste, the fewer the droplets generated during brushing, and the shorter their flight distance. The use of an appropriate amount of toothpaste is recommended to prevent droplet infection during tooth-brushing.

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  • Ryouichi Satou & Atsushi Yamagishi & Atsushi Takayanagi & Takuro Higuchi & Tsutomu Oyama & Seitaro Suzuki & Naoki Sugihara, 2022. "Relationship between Toothpaste Dilution Ratio and Droplets Generated during Tooth-Brushing," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:7:p:4157-:d:784274
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    1. Erwin P. Mark & Michael A. O. Lewis & Filippo Graziani & Boris Atlas & Joern Utsch, 2021. "Droplet Sizes Emitted from Demonstration Electric Toothbrushes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-8, February.
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