Editing Toothpaste (section)

== Usefulness ==
Toothpastes are generally useful to maintain dental health. Toothpastes containing fluoride are effective at preventing tooth decay.<ref name="Marthaler-2004" /><ref>{{Cite journal |vauthors=O'Mullane DM |date=2016 |title=Fluoride and Oral Health |journal=Community Dental Health |volume=33 |issue=33 |pages=69–99 |doi=10.1922/CDH_3707O’Mullane31 |pmid=27352462}}</ref><ref name="Walsh-2019">{{cite journal | vauthors = Walsh T, Worthington HV, Glenny AM, Marinho VC, Jeroncic A | title = Fluoride toothpastes of different concentrations for preventing dental caries | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 3 | pages = CD007868 | date = March 2019 | issue = 3 | pmid = 30829399 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD007868.pub3 | pmc = 6398117 | collaboration = Cochrane Oral Health Group }}</ref> Toothpastes may also help to control and remove plaque build-up, promoting healthy gums. A 2016 systematic review indicated that using toothpaste when brushing the teeth does not necessarily impact the level of plaque removal.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Valkenburg C, Slot DE, Bakker EW, Van der Weijden FA | title = Does dentifrice use help to remove plaque? A systematic review | journal = Journal of Clinical Periodontology | volume = 43 | issue = 12 | pages = 1050–1058 | date = December 2016 | pmid = 27513809 | doi = 10.1111/jcpe.12615 }}</ref> However, the active ingredients in toothpastes are able to prevent dental diseases with regular use.<ref name="Lippert-2013">{{cite book | vauthors = Lippert F | chapter = An Introduction to Toothpaste - Its Purpose, History and Ingredients|date=2013| title = Monographs in Oral Science|volume=23|pages=1–14| veditors = van Loveren C |place=Basel |publisher=S. Karger AG |language=en|doi=10.1159/000350456| pmid = 23817056|isbn=978-3-318-02206-3 }}</ref>